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Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

Huff Post and The Epoch Times describe the same event in different terms.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningThere's A Big Sign Consumer Inflation Could Grind Lower In The Months AheadHuffPostMixed
Right-leaningCooling Energy, Food Costs Keep US Wholesale Inflation Unchanged in JulyThe Epoch TimesMixed
Center baseline · The Columbian (Vancouver WA)HighWholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

As of August 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened WASHINGTON — Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months ahead.
The headline split The left frames it as "There's A Big Sign Consumer Inflation Could Grind Lower In The Months Ahead". The right frames it as "Cooling Energy, Food Costs Keep US Wholesale Inflation Unchanged in July".
Match confidence High confidence. 14 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

14 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceStrong

96/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftWholesale Prices Just Provided Another Encouraging Sign For Inflation In July

International Business Times · Center-left · News report

CenterWholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

The Columbian (Vancouver WA) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCooling Energy, Food Costs Keep US Wholesale Inflation Unchanged in July

The Epoch Times · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
International Business TimesNews report · Aug 13, 1:07 PM

Wholesale Prices Just Provided Another Encouraging Sign For Inflation In July

Wholesale prices remained flat in July, below expectations.

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CenterHigh
The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Aug 13, 2:50 PM

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

WASHINGTON — Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the...

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RightMixed
The Epoch TimesNews report · Aug 13, 2:32 PM

Cooling Energy, Food Costs Keep US Wholesale Inflation Unchanged in July

U.S. producer prices could provide relief for the inflation-fighting Federal Reserve.

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Center-leftHigh
Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Aug 13, 2:19 PM

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months ahead

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CenterHigh
The Hill - BusinessNews report · Aug 13, 2:19 PM

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in...

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CenterMostly Factual
Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Aug 13, 2:19 PM

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other…

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CenterHigh
UPIWire story · Aug 13, 2:08 PM

Producer price index stays flat in July, driven by falling fuel prices

The producer price index for the month of July remained flat after falling 0.1% in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Thursday.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
QuartzNews report · Aug 13, 1:20 PM

Wholesale inflation up 4.7% over the past year, BLS says

The Producer Price Index for final demand was flat month-over-month, as a drop in energy prices offset a rise in services

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CenterMostly Factual
CNBCNews report · Aug 13, 1:18 PM

Wholesale prices were flat in July, below expectations for 0.2% increase

The producer price index was expected to increase by 0.2% in July, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

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CenterMostly Factual
MarketWatchNews report · Aug 13, 1:17 PM

Wholesale prices flatten out in July and inflation eases. A Fed rate hike is in doubt.

The latest readings on inflation could deter central bank from raising borrowing costs.

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Center-leftVery High
PBS NewsHourNews report · Aug 13, 1:15 PM

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas and food costs fall

Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months ahead.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
ABC News - BusinessNews report · Aug 13, 1:09 PM

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months ahead

Open source
LeftMixed
HuffPostNews report · Aug 13, 1:06 PM

There's A Big Sign Consumer Inflation Could Grind Lower In The Months Ahead

Wholesale prices can offer an early look at where consumer inflation might be headed.

Open source
Details96/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 14 sources
96/99 Wording GapHigh confidence14 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 14 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report, Wire story

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 13, 1:06 PM: HuffPost joined the source map.

Aug 13, 1:07 PM: International Business Times joined the source map.

Aug 13, 1:09 PM: ABC News - Business joined the source map.

Aug 13, 1:15 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 96/99 and story health is stable · 14 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.