…According to the latest version of Lawrence Livermore’s invaluable energy spaghetti diagram, 25.7 quads of energy, in the form of petroleum, were used as inputs to the transportation sector. (A…

…while the index for final demand for core wholesale goods (excluding food and energy) was 0.8% higher, after rising by 0.5% in November . . . wholesale energy prices averaged 5.1%…

…which excludes food, energy and trade services, rose by 0.7% for the month, and is now 4.6% higher than in April a year ago, up from the 3.1% year over…

…a year ago, up from the 6.2% year over year increase indicated by last month’s report, while, the core producer price index, which excludes food, energy and trade services, rose…

…6.6% year over year increase now indicated for May’s producer prices, while the core producer price index, which excludes food, energy and trade services, rose by 0.5% for the month,…

…7.2% year over year increase reported for June’s producer prices, while the core producer price index, which excludes food, energy and trade services, rose by 0.9% for the month, and…

…the 7.8% year over year increase reported for July’s producer prices, while the core producer price index, which excludes food, energy and trade services, rose by 0.3% for the month,…

…statistically matching the 8.6% year over year increase reported for September’s producer prices, while the core producer price index, which excludes food, energy and trade services, rose by 0.4% for…

…final demand for core wholesale goods (excluding food and energy) was 0.8% higher, after it had risen by 0.6% in October and by 0.5% in September…wholesale energy prices averaged 2.6% higher…

…for November’s producer prices, while the core producer price index, which excludes food, energy and trade services, rose by 0.4% for the month, and is now a record 6.9% higher than…