Global price gauge hits new high as input cost inflation accelerates sharply

Global price gauge hits new high as input cost inflation accelerates sharply

From ihsmarkit.com

Inflationary pressures have risen worldwide to the highest for at least a decade as a surge in demand is accompanied by widespread supply constraints in the provision of goods and services. The survey data point to a steep rise in consumer price inflation across the world in coming months, most notably in the US, where prices charged for consumer goods rose especially sharply. chart The input prices index from the JPMorgan Global Composite PMI, compiled by IHS Markit from its proprietary business surveys, rose to its highest since August 2008 in March, indicating by far the steepest rate of input cost inflation ... (full story)

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