The producer price index for final demand was up 0.2% month ... coming in below the expected 3.8% growth. Below is a chart of the historical series with a callout to the most recent 12 months.

Where prices did climb — warehousing and transportation — points to an inventory build. Upcoming CPI will make the inflation picture clearer.

The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.2% last month from November, down from a 0.4% gain the month before.

A column chart titled "Monthly change in US Producer Price Index" that tracks the metric over the past year. Input prices rose 0.2% in December. Stocks on Wall Street were trading mostly lower.

US stocks gained after cooler-than-expected producer price index data soothed inflation concerns. The numbers on Tuesday showed wholesale inflation rose 0.2% in December on a monthly basis ...

Tuesday's report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that its producer price index (PPI) — which tracks the price changes companies see — rose 3.3% from the year prior, up from the 3% ...

Each index initially opened in the green after investors were surprised by a cooler-than-expected producer price index report. Wholesale inflation increased 0.2% month-to-month in December ...

The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.2 percent while the consensus ahead of the release was a rise of 0.4 percent. Final demand prices rose 0.4 percent in November and 0.2 percent ...

Stocks rose after cooler-then-expected producer inflation data. Investors are now looking ahead to Wednesday's consumer price index data. Earnings season will also kick off tomorrow, with major ...