tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post5548801502167096359..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Producer Price Inflation not dead (2)Scott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-72695756688527193192009-01-15T09:38:00.000-08:002009-01-15T09:38:00.000-08:00The drop in crude and intermediate prices is mainl...The drop in crude and intermediate prices is mainly due to the plunge in commodity prices. Finished goods are much less sensitive to commodities. There has been a little softening in the pace of growth of core finished goods prices, but over the last 4 months they are still rising at a 3.4% pace.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-57934247563931072912009-01-15T09:20:00.000-08:002009-01-15T09:20:00.000-08:00scott, maybe look at crude/intermediate/finished g...scott, maybe look at crude/intermediate/finished goods.<BR/><BR/>kind of shows deflation in the pipeline, so to speak... at least for the next couple months.prophetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688051502761732148noreply@blogger.com