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wholesale

[hohl-seyl] / ˈhoʊlˌseɪl /


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Nearly 80% of the May advance was due to a surge in wholesale goods costs, which rose 2.8% month over month.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Key details: Higher oil and gas prices weren’t the only reason wholesale inflation shot up again in May.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Prices charged by American producers continued to charge higher in May, the Labor Department said Thursday, marking another month of elevated wholesale inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

U.S. wholesale inflation rose 1.1% in May, exceeding economists’ expectations of a 0.6% advance.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Slapping his knee, he picked up the wholesale order form and I started back to the storage room.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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