- Prior IPPI prices 0.0% revised to 0.2%
- IPPI prices 0.0% versus 0.2% expected
- IPPI prices YoY 2.8%
- Raw material price index -1.4% versus -0.7% expected. Prior month -1.5%
- RMPI YoY +7.5% for the 4th consecutive year-over-year increase. Base executed the level year-over-year increase as the RMPI fell -5.4% in May. THe June 2023 number showed at -2.0% decline which dropped out of the YoY increase this year. The price of metal ores, concentrate and scrap fell -5.5% were the mystery to be June 2003 decrease, while the prices of crude energy dropped-9.8% in May 2023
Details of IPPI prices:
- Prices for meat, fish, and dairy products: +2.4%. That was the largest contributor. 4th straight increase
- Fresh and frozen beef and veal: +5.6%
- Fresh and frozen pork: +4.6%
- Prices for pulp and paper products: +1.7%
- Wood pulp: +2.9%
- Prices for primary non-ferrous metal products: -0.4%
- Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys: -10.3%
- Unwrought copper and copper alloys: -4.5%
- Prices for energy and petroleum products: -0.4%
- Finished motor gasoline: -3.5%
- Diesel: +3.3%
Details of the raw material price index:
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Crude energy products: -1.2%
- Synthetic crude oil: -3.1%
- Conventional crude oil: -0.1%
- Key details: Decline driven by OPEC+ announcement on phasing out production cuts, later price rebound due to geopolitical tensions.
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Metal ores, concentrates, and scrap: -1.7%
- Nickel ores and concentrates: -10.4%
- Iron ores and concentrates: -9.4%
- Copper ores and concentrates: -7.1%
- Key details: Price declines influenced by Chinese market dynamics, rising stockpiles at Chinese ports, and soft demand for steel in China.
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Crop products: -1.9%
- Canola: -5.6%
- Wheat: -3.5%
- Key details: Improved North American canola production expectations and pressure to sell harvested wheat in overseas markets.
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.
