AI Data Insight
The seasonally adjusted US Core PPI for Q3 2026 (as of September) reached 156.172, a significant increase of approximately 0.86% from the previous value of 154.842, clearly beating the market's monthly growth expectation of only about 0.3%. The surge in energy prices driven by geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East has penetrated into core sub-items through transportation costs, triggering strong market concerns about the continuation of the Federal Reserve's tightening policy.