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Price trends by category / Metals

Aluminum mill shapes

Data through Aug 2026. Easing

−4.4%
change last month
−13.8%
three-month pace, annualized
+27.3%
change over 12 months
−5.9%
versus 12-month high
Producer price index, last 24 months (WPU102501)
243291339386Aug 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026

What it means for your category strategy

Avoid long fixed-price commitments and use the decline to renegotiate or re-bid.

Tariff exposure

Section 232: 50% on most aluminum articles, full customs value. Producer prices exclude import duties, so imported supply can cost more than this index shows. See the Tariff & Trade Deadline Tracker.

View the data table
MonthIndex
Aug 2026370.9
Jul 2026388.0
Jun 2026394.3
May 2026385.0
Apr 2026367.8
Mar 2026353.2
Feb 2026349.4
Jan 2026328.7
Dec 2025320.6
Nov 2025312.0
Oct 2025301.5
Sep 2025295.9
Aug 2025291.3
Jul 2025276.1
Jun 2025256.7
May 2025257.1
Apr 2025266.7
Mar 2025262.1
Feb 2025249.6
Jan 2025246.9
Dec 2024246.6
Nov 2024244.7
Oct 2024238.8
Sep 2024235.1
Aug 2024237.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series WPU102501 via FRED. How we classify pressure.

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