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Producer prices jump 1.3 percent, the biggest in four years

The September jump in what businesses pay is the largest since a one point seven percent rise in March twenty twenty-two; costs like this can reach shoppers.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:57 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Burrito — Photo: samuelfernandezrivera · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by The Hill: “Producer prices see largest rise in four years: BLS”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:57 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.

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The HillProducer prices see largest rise in four years: BLS

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorProducer prices rose one point three percent from August to September, the biggest jump in more than four years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorProducer prices are what businesses pay before they charge you. So it's the bill that comes before your bill.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe last time it jumped more was one point seven percent, back in March of twenty twenty-two.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it's not even a record, which feels like a small win.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA small win. Vera, your burrito place is paying more for beans, and it will not eat that cost. You will.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen I'll think of it as paying the burrito place early, for loyalty.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's how it starts. First the beans, then the tortilla, then the little cup of salsa that was once free.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNot the salsa.