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Producer prices rise 1.3% in September, the largest monthly gain since March 2022

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday that producer prices rose 1.3% in September from August, the largest monthly increase since March 2022, and were up 6.3% from a year earlier. Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected a 0.6% monthly rise and a 5.5% annual rise. Energy prices rose 10.8% in September. According to the Epoch Times, gas prices accounted for half of the monthly increase. CNBC quotes one economist warning that the Federal Reserve could deliver another rate hike in two weeks. The data was released before the midterm elections.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Producer prices rose 1.3% in September from August, the largest monthly increase since March 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, ABC News
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. Producer prices were up 6.3% from a year earlier.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    CNBC
    Far Right
    Just the News

  3. Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected a 0.6% monthly rise and a 5.5% annual rise.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    CNBC
    Far Right
    Just the News

  4. Energy prices rose 10.8% in September.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

  5. Gas prices accounted for half of the monthly increase.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

  6. One economist quoted by CNBC warned that the Federal Reserve could deliver another rate hike in two weeks.

    One outletCNBC· Center

How each side tells it

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Producer prices rose 1.3% in September, the largest monthly gain since March 2022, and 6.3% from a year earlier, as every side reports. Left outlets stress energy and fuel costs, center outlets the size of the jump and its comparison with 2022, and right outlets inflation and the miss against forecasts.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines lead with energy and fuel costs as the cause, or with the hit to businesses, rather than with the forecast miss.

    Oil and Gas Costs Send US Producer Prices Higher
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    3 outlets

    Center headlines report the size of the jump and its comparison with 2022, citing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with CNBC also raising the Federal Reserve angle.

    Producer prices see largest rise in four years: BLS
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    6 outlets

    Right-leaning headlines stress inflation as a problem and the miss against forecasts, most sharply at the far end with Breitbart's Inflation Overload.

    Wholesale prices see biggest rise since 2022, underlining inflation problem
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left4

    a political problem for Republicansgrowing political problem for RepublicansEnergy Pain Worsenssoar

  • Center1

    warns

  • Right4

    OverloadstunningthreatenBidenflation

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    OverloadMore neutral: Producer Price Index Up 6.3%

    The word presents a rise in prices as an excess that overwhelms, a judgement the wire figures do not state.

    Inflation Overload: Producer Price Index Up 6.3%

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    a political problem for RepublicansMore neutral: a political issue for Republicans in the midterm elections

    It presents a political assessment of the party as fact in the outlet’s own voice.

    …rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterm elections

    Used byABC News (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    growing political problem for RepublicansMore neutral: political issue for Republicans in the midterm elections

    It presents a political assessment of the party as fact in the outlet’s own voice, and the word growing adds a judgement about its trend.

    …become a bigger economic challenge for millions of Americans, and a growing political problem for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.

    Used byABC News (Left)

  • Sensational language

    Energy Pain WorsensMore neutral: Higher energy costs continue

    The words pain and worsens add an emotional tone to figures that are stated neutrally in the rest of the article.

    US Producer Prices Up Most Since 2022 as Energy Pain Worsens

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

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  • Loaded verb

    warnsMore neutral: says

    Warns casts the forecast as a threat, where says reports the same view neutrally.

    …real risks the Fed will deliver another rate hike in two weeks' time,' one Fedwatcher warns

    Used byCNBC (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    soarMore neutral: rise

    Soar describes the rise more dramatically than the figures and the other outlets’ wording, such as jumped or rose, require.

    Wholesale prices soar at fastest pace since 2022

    Used byABC News (Left)

  • Sensational language

    stunningMore neutral: rapid

    Stunning adds drama to a 1.3% monthly figure that readers can judge without it.

    It rose at a stunning 1.3% pace over the month, much higher than estimates of a 0.5% rate and also the…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    threatenMore neutral: may lead to

    Gives energy costs the power to threaten consumers, where the data only points to likely future price increases.

    Wholesale inflation much hotter than expected as soaring energy costs threaten price hikes through holidays

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Partisan shorthand

    BidenflationMore neutral: the high-inflation years of 2021 to 2023

    A nickname that ties the current rise to one party's administration and presents the comparison as settled in the outlet's own voice.

    …rising to 3.7 percent, that’s enough to give people unwelcome flashbacks to the Bidenflation years.

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • energy and fuel costs
  • pressure on businesses
  • biggest jump since 2022

Leaves out

  • Federal Reserve rate-hike warning
  • gas prices making up half of the increase

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • ABC NewsLeft

    Wholesale prices Loaded verb“soar”Soar describes the rise more dramatically than the figures and the other outlets’ wording, such as jumped or rose, require.More neutral: riseDisagree with this highlight? at fastest pace since 2022

    An inflation report a day earlier showed accelerating consumer prices.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
  • BloombergLeft

    US Producer Prices Up Most Since 2022 as Sensational language“Energy Pain Worsens”The words pain and worsens add an emotional tone to figures that are stated neutrally in the rest of the article.More neutral: Higher energy costs continueDisagree with this highlight?

    US producer prices rose in September at the fastest pace in more than four years as higher energy costs reverberated through the US economy. The producer price index advanced 1.3% from a month earlier — the most since March 2022 — and 6.3% from a year earlier, according to …

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
    1 more from Bloomberg
  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    Wholesale inflation jumped last month by most in four years as gas prices soared

    Wholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and Loaded modifier“a political problem for Republicans”It presents a political assessment of the party as fact in the outlet’s own voice.More neutral: a political issue for Republicans in the midterm electionsDisagree with this highlight? in the midterm elections

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
  • NBC NewsLeft

    Businesses were hit even harder by inflation last month than consumers

    Businesses were hit by inflation last month at levels not seen since late 2022.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

  • size of the monthly jump
  • comparison with 2022
  • Federal Reserve policy
  • consumer and political stakes
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From the right

6 outlets

Leads with

  • inflation as a problem
  • miss against economists' forecasts
  • gas prices as half the increase
  • midterm context

Leaves out

  • 10.8% rise in energy prices
  • Federal Reserve rate-hike warning

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    54 min later

    Its first report, Oct 15, 9:32 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    CNBC, Oct 15, 8:38 AM EDT

  • Right

    9 min later

    Its first report, Oct 15, 8:46 AM EDT

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  1. CNBCCenterOct 15, 8:38 AM EDT
  2. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 15, 8:46 AM EDT
  3. The Washington TimesRightOct 15, 8:51 AM EDT
  4. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 15, 9:29 AM EDT
  5. BloombergLeftOct 15, 9:32 AM EDT
  6. NBC NewsLeftOct 15, 9:35 AM EDT
  7. ABC NewsLeftOct 15, 9:39 AM EDT
  8. The HillCenterOct 15, 10:03 AM EDT
  9. The Daily CallerFar RightOct 15, 10:04 AM EDT
  10. New York PostRightOct 15, 12:11 PM EDT
  11. PBS NewsHourCenterOct 15, 4:02 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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