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US wholesale inflation accelerated in January in latest sign that prices picked up last month

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Wholesale prices in the United States accelerated in January, the latest sign that some inflation pressures in the economy remain elevated.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.

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VERBATIM: The producer price index rose 0.3% from December to January after having fallen -0.1% from November to December. Measured year over year, producer prices rose by a mild 0.9% in January. The figures follow a surprising report this week that showed that consumer prices eased less than expected last month, signaling that the pandemic-fueled inflation surge is only gradually and fitfully coming under control.

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