Wholesale Hospital Prices Up Slightly in February

Wholesale hospital prices increased only slightly, 0.1 percent, from January to February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index.

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From Feb. 2011 to Feb. 2012, prices roles 1.9 percent. Physicians offices had similar increases: 0.1 percent from January to February, and 1.2 percent for the 12-month period.

The PPI measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

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