Tag: profit margins

Gasoline Prices Keep Climbing, but Retail Gas Station Margins Plunge, With Many Now ‘Under Water’

October 5, 2022
Business & MarketsCompanieseconomyenergygas stationsgasoline pricesinflationprofit marginsStrategic ReserveUSUS News
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Despite gas prices rising over the past weeks, retail gas stations are seeing their margins decrease, putting a strain on such businesses. The national average price of regular gas, as of Oct. 5, was $3.831 per gallon, up $0.26 from the previous day, $0.66 from a week back, and $0.45 a month ago, according to…

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The Great Squeeze in Profit Margins

July 14, 2022
AnalysisBusiness & MarketsBusiness Columnistsconsumer price indexCPIinflationOpinionPPIproducer price indexprofit marginsprofitabilityU.S. economy
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Commentary It’s beyond me why the Consumer Price Index (CPI) garners so much attention from the press, but the statistical release the following day barely makes a dent in the news cycle. That is the Producer Price Index (PPI). In many ways, the PPI is more important because it forecasts the plight of the consuming…

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