September 2023 PPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released September Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products rose 0.3% in the last month and decreased 10.8% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds increased 0.9% from August and rose 0.6% since September 2022 Textile […]

August 2023 PPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released August Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products decreased 4.3% in the last month and decreased 11.8% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds increased 0.2% from July and fell 0.8% since August 2022 Textile […]

August 2023 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released August 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items increased 0.4% in the last month and rose 3.7% in the last twelve months Food at home increased 0.2% from July and increased 4.3% since August 2022 […]

July 2023 PPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released July Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products decreased 2.9% in the last month and decreased 10.4% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds increased 0.3% from June and fell 0.2% since July 2022 Textile […]

July 2023 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released July 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items increased 1.0% in the last month and rose 2.8% in the last twelve months Food at home increased 0.4% from June and increased 3.6% since July 2022 […]

June 2023 PPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released June Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products decreased 4.4% in the last month and decreased 10.2% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds decreased 1.1 % from May and fell 0.9% since June 2022 […]

June 2023 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released June 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items increased 0.1% in the last month and rose 2.0% in the last twelve months Food at home decreased 0.1% from May and increased 10.1% since June 2022 […]

May 2023 PPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released May Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products increased 0.2% in the last month and decreased 7.0% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds rose 1.0% from April and increased 1.4% since May 2022 Textile […]

May 2023 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released May 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items increased 0.1% in the last month and rose 4.1% in the last twelve months Food at home rose 0.1% from April and increased 5.8% since May 2022 […]

April 2023 PPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released April Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products increased 1.5 % in the last month and decreased 5.1% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds rose 0.7% from March and increased 4.5% since April 2022 […]

April 2023 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released April 2023 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items increased 0.4% in the last month and rose 4.9 in the last twelve months Food at home rose 0.1% from March and increased 7.1% since April 2022 […]

When the Use of a LIFO Specialist May be the Best Choice for Your Client

When I worked at Touche Ross many years ago, the idea that another CPA or professional would be a better choice to provide specialized accounting services for one of our clients would have been just about unthinkable. Things have changed a lot over the years and the use of outside service providers for accounting services […]