The report on producer prices adds to a mixed picture for inflation as the economy adjusts to the imposition of import tariffs.

The Producer Price Index showed wholesale inflation was flat in June as companies and industries found different ways to deal with President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

Factory-gate prices held steady in June, surprising economists. The producer-price index was flat last month, the Labor Department said, missing forecasts for a 0.2% rise. The index rose by a revised 0.