PANews reported on June 12 that the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending June 7 was 248,000, which was expected to be 240,000, and the previous value was revised from 247,000 to 248,000. The annual rate of PPI in the United States in May was 2.6%, which was expected to be 2.6%, and the previous value was revised from 2.40% to 2.5%. The monthly rate of PPI in the United States in May was 0.1%, which was expected to be 0.20%, and the previous value was revised from -0.50% to -0.2%.