Exploring Interim LIFO Estimate Approaches

Why do companies perform interim LIFO estimates? The dollar-value LIFO method is a calculation designed to be performed annually or one time each reporting period (this is the method used by the vast majority of companies using LIFO). Furthermore, IRS Regs. prescribes for LIFO to be applied annually & never mentions performing interim LIFO estimates […]

September 2023 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released September 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items increased 0.2% in the last month and rose 3.7% in the last twelve months Food at home increased 0.1% from August and increased 2.4% since September 2022 […]

The LIFOPro Difference

Our Clients Stay on LIFO Far Longer than Non-clients An internally developed study of publicly traded companies found that LIFOPro clients are far more likely to remain on LIFO than non-clients. More specifically, as of the 2011 year-end, there were 318 publicly traded companies on LIFO. Of the 318 companies were on LIFO as of […]

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 […]