ABC News reporting:

"Wholesale prices just saw their biggest increase in THREE YEARS [from just after the LAST T**** Administration], with the highest hike in Produce prices [natch]."

That certainly sux, but when you factor in how #DonTheCon made "#Inflation" the centerpiece of his campaign and how many gullible idiots voted for him b/c of it... it's maddening.
#DisasterPresidency #TooStupidToBePresident #MAGA

"As with the CPI [Consumer Price Index], the PPI [Producer Price Index] was declining when Trump came to office and now it is rising again. Trump’s economic agenda - particularly the tariffs - has re-ignited inflation. Period. Hard stop. He has spectacularly betrayed the central promise of his campaign to lower prices and make things better for working people."

~ Simon Rosenberg

#Trump #economy #groceries #inflation
/11

https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/as-trump-desperately-spirals-and

"Wholesale prices rose far more than expected in July, providing a potential sign that inflation is still a threat to the U.S. economy, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday showed.

The producer price index, which measures final demand goods and services prices, jumped 0.9% on the month, compared with the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.2% gain. It was the biggest monthly increase since June 2022."

~ Jeff Cox

#Trump #economy #groceries #inflation
/10

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/14/ppi-inflation-report-july-2025-.html

From Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation - "Eight Ways Trump Is Making the Back-to-School Season More Expensive."

"Trump’s policies—including his erratic, punitive tariffs—are squeezing families’ budgets as they prepare to return to school. Trump's massive budget law will soon drive costs even higher for back-to-school essentials as its cuts to programs that children, families, and college students depend on take hold."

More at https://tcf.org/content/commentary/eight-ways-trump-is-making-the-back-to-school-season-more-expensive/
#Economy #Inflation
2/n

"Trump desperately wants this to be true—or at least wants you to believe it’s true.

Well, it isn’t. Not even close. …

The tariffs are jacking up bills and stretching family budgets. And there’s no one to blame but Donald Trump."

#Trump #economy #OneBigBeautifulBill #groceries #inflation
/9

"Donald Trump is desperately trying to bend reality to his whim. He wants you to ignore your eyes and ears and just believe whatever crock of nonsense he peddles.

On Thursday, Trump held an event in the Oval Office where he declared:

'Inflation is down to a perfect number, hardly any inflation at all … we’ve ended Biden’s inflation nightmare.'"

~ Dan Pfeiffer

#Trump #Epstein #economy #OneBigBeautifulBill #groceries #inflation
/8

https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/mission-accomplished-trump-declares

…While financial markets have priced in an #InterestRate cut from the #FederalReserve next month, rising services #inflation & the expectation #tariffs could still significantly boost goods #prices left some economists doubtful of a resumption in policy easing in the absence of #labor market deterioration.

The #US central bank left its benchmark overnight interest rate in the 4.25%-4.50% range last month for the fifth-straight time since December.

#Services prices soared 1.1%, the largest gain since March 2022, amid strong increases in machinery & equipment wholesaling, costs of portfolio management, hotels & motels, & road transportation of freight.

#Goods prices vaulted 0.7%, the biggest gain since in January. There were strong increases in the prices of vegetables, meat & eggs.