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Price trends by category / Chemicals & plastics

Plastic resins and materials

Data through Aug 2026. Easing

−1.0%
change last month
−29.9%
three-month pace, annualized
+6.6%
change over 12 months
−8.5%
versus 12-month high
Producer price index, last 24 months (WPU066)
256272288304Aug 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.

View the data table
MonthIndex
Aug 2026280.6
Jul 2026283.3
Jun 2026296.7
May 2026306.6
Apr 2026277.0
Mar 2026263.5
Feb 2026258.5
Jan 2026253.0
Dec 2025253.6
Nov 2025257.3
Oct 2025259.3
Sep 2025259.4
Aug 2025263.1
Jul 2025264.6
Jun 2025265.1
May 2025267.3
Apr 2025270.5
Mar 2025272.4
Feb 2025269.7
Jan 2025262.7
Dec 2024263.7
Nov 2024265.3
Oct 2024267.2
Sep 2024263.9
Aug 2024270.6

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series WPU066 via FRED. How we classify pressure.

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