Healthcare Prices Up 0.2% in May

The healthcare industry saw a 0.2 percent increase in prices from April to May, according to the latest statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index.

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Broken out by sectors, the hospital sector saw a 0.1 percent increase in prices while physicians’ office prices remained flat since last month. The PPI measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

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