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Thursday, April 14, 2016

PPI: Pharmaceutical Prices Up Amid Deflation

Deflation in the Producer Price Index (PPI) continued last month, as the PPI for final demand dropped 0.1 percent from February. Prices for final demand goods, less volatile food and energy, increased 0.2 percent. Most prices for health goods for final demand were flat. The exception – again – was pharmaceutical preparations, for which prices increased 0.4 percent.

Read the entire entry at NCPA's Health Policy Blog.

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