Over a third of the August increase in the final demand goods index traced to diesel fuel prices, which jumped 24.1% in a single month. This is the Hormuz energy premium arriving inside the official inflation statistics in its most direct form - the passthrough mechanism the energy thesis has claimed since the strait closed, now measured rather than inferred.
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- Evidence Strength
Strong
- Evidence Observed At
- Sep 10, 2026 · 12:30 PM UTC
- Citation
- https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ppi_09102026.htm
- Citation Source
bls-press
- Indicator Value
- 24.1
- Indicator Period
- August 2026