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U.K. Producer Price Index (PPI) Output YoY

Latest Release

May 18, 2022

Actual

14.0%

Forecast

12.5%

11.9%

Producer Price Index (PPI) Output measures the change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers across the value chain.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the GBP, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the GBP.

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Currency: GBP

Source: Office for National Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
May 18, 2022 (Apr)	07:00	14.0%	12.5%	11.9%
Apr 13, 2022 (Mar)	07:00	11.9%	11.1%	10.2%
Mar 23, 2022 (Feb)	08:00	10.1%	10.1%	9.9%
Feb 16, 2022 (Jan)	08:00	9.9%	9.1%	9.3%
Jan 19, 2022 (Dec)	08:00	9.3%	9.4%	9.4%
Dec 15, 2021 (Nov)	08:00	9.1%	8.3%	8.6%

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