that would be a sharp pullback from september's 1.1% gain, but economist anthony chan isn't worried about holiday spending. >> net-net, we probably will see a little softer retail sales number in october. but the hope is it's temporary and we will see a little bit of a boost to that trend as we go into the calendar quarter. >> reporter: also tomorrow, the labor department reports wholesale inflation data. producer prices are expected to be lower for october after a sharp rise the month before. economists say that expected reversal is thanks to a drop in commodity prices, especially oil. the other big inflation news this week comes out wednesday and tracks prices at the retail level. economists are looking for prices to be flat after a 0.3% rise in september. excluding food and energy, core consumer prices are expected to eke out a small gain. economists say tame inflation means holiday shoppers will get more bang for their buck. >> that's actually good news for consumer spending, because what the fall or deceleration in consumer prices or producer prices will do, is that it will tend to b