Title Description
Source Destatis (latest release)
Measures Change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers;
Usual Effect Actual > Forecast = Good for currency;
Frequency Released monthly, about 20 days after the month ends;
Next Release Sep 20, 2012
Why Traders Care It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when manufacturers charge more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer;
Acro Expand Producer Price Index (PPI);