In some good news, inflation, as measured by the producer price index, declined from 3.5% to 3.2% for the year ending in February. The numbers were released on Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the decline is welcome news for the economy.

U.S. producer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in February, but the cooling trend is unlikely to be sustained as tariffs on imports are expected to raise prices of goods in the coming months. The unchanged reading in the producer price index for final demand last month followed an upwardly revised 0.

Wholesale Producer Price Index inflation stayed flat in February while economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected a 0.3% increase. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday annual PPI inflation was 3.