AI Data Insight
In September 2026, the US Consumer Durable Goods PPI (excluding food and energy, seasonally adjusted) rose to 206.298, an increase of 0.39% from the previous month, indicating that core goods inflation remains sticky. Influenced by surging energy and transportation costs triggered by the situation in the Middle East, price-increase pressures on the production end are gradually spreading to end-market durable goods, causing market expectations for the Federal Reserve's subsequent monetary policy to tighten once again.