us supplier price increases eased in november from rapid gains in the first half of the year in a sign that inflationary pressures could be moderating the producerprice index which generally reflects supply conditions in the economy rose 74 in november from a year earlier the labor department said friday that was down from octobers revised 81 increase and well below the 117 rise in march the fastest pace since ppi records began in 2010 on a monthly basis the ppi increased 03 in november the same as the prior two months that was slightly above the average monthly gain in the two years before the pandemic and well below monthtomonth gains in the first six months of 2022 services price increases drove the november gain while goods prices rose slightly the labor department said the core ppiwhich excludes oftenvolatile food energy and supplier margin categoriesrose 49 in november from a year ago down from 54 in october on a monthly basis core ppi rose 03 in november from the prior month up from 02 in october