Specification
Title	Description
Source Destatis (latest release)
Measures Change in the price of goods sold by wholesalers;
Usual Effect Actual > Forecast = Good for currency;
Frequency Released monthly, about 12 days after the month ends;
Next Release Aug 9, 2012
Why Traders Care It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when wholesalers charge more for goods and services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer;
Acro Expand Wholesale Price Index (WPI);