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Price trends by category / Metals

Copper and brass mill shapes

Data through Aug 2026. Rising

+3.5%
change last month
+1.8%
three-month pace, annualized
+20.9%
change over 12 months
0.0%
versus 12-month high
Producer price index, last 24 months (WPU102502)
628687745804Aug 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026

What it means for your category strategy

Add index-linked escalation clauses rather than accepting flat increases, and shorten quote validity windows.

Tariff exposure

Section 232: copper and derivatives covered under the April 2026 metals proclamation. 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 2026813.3
Jul 2026785.5
Jun 2026809.1
May 2026809.8
Apr 2026774.3
Mar 2026767.1
Feb 2026765.2
Jan 2026747.4
Dec 2025712.6
Nov 2025691.2
Oct 2025669.8
Sep 2025642.7
Aug 2025672.7
Jul 2025663.3
Jun 2025637.4
May 2025630.2
Apr 2025638.4
Mar 2025627.6
Feb 2025657.9
Jan 2025646.0
Dec 2024637.5
Nov 2024649.2
Oct 2024635.0
Sep 2024622.7
Aug 2024618.6

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series WPU102502 via FRED. How we classify pressure.

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