Where prices did climb — warehousing and transportation — points to an inventory build. Upcoming CPI will make the inflation picture clearer.

The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.2% last month from November, down from a 0.4% gain the month before.

A column chart titled "Monthly change in US Producer Price Index" that tracks the metric over the past year. Input prices rose 0.2% in December. Stocks on Wall Street were trading mostly lower.

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The producer price index for final demand rose 0.2% last ... chief U.S. economist at Santander US Capital Markets. Lack of progress lowering inflation back to the U.S. central bank's 2% target ...

US Producer Prices Rose 0.2% Last Month on Higher Energy Costs WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation rose last month on higher energy prices. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its ...