From Washington: A key measure of inflation has increased, driven by higher energy costs. This rise comes after a period of easing earlier in the summer. The producer price index, a gauge of costs before they affect consumers, shows a significant increase.

Further details on this development are available from the source. The increase is attributed to climbing oil and gas prices, which have been impacted by recent conflict.

The latest figure represents a rise from the previous month, with the index now standing at a certain percentage increase from the same time last year.