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Price trends by category / Metals

Steel mill products

Data through Aug 2026. Rising fast

+1.7%
change last month
+40.7%
three-month pace, annualized
+23.4%
change over 12 months
0.0%
versus 12-month high
Producer price index, last 24 months (WPU1017)
268303339375Aug 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026

What it means for your category strategy

Lock in pricing where you can: extend fixed-price terms, consider forward buys, and expect suppliers to push increases.

Tariff exposure

Section 232: 50% on most steel articles, applied to full customs value since April 6, 2026. 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 2026381.2
Jul 2026374.8
Jun 2026360.1
May 2026350.0
Apr 2026341.6
Mar 2026331.4
Feb 2026325.1
Jan 2026315.4
Dec 2025312.4
Nov 2025291.6
Oct 2025300.7
Sep 2025304.6
Aug 2025308.8
Jul 2025305.5
Jun 2025309.2
May 2025326.7
Apr 2025303.8
Mar 2025287.4
Feb 2025268.9
Jan 2025261.6
Dec 2024266.5
Nov 2024278.3
Oct 2024273.4
Sep 2024271.0
Aug 2024275.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series WPU1017 via FRED. How we classify pressure.

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