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Price trends by category / Energy & freight

Truck transportation

Data through Aug 2026. Stable

+1.9%
change last month
+1.3%
three-month pace, annualized
+11.6%
change over 12 months
0.0%
versus 12-month high
Producer price index, last 24 months (PCU484484)
179190201212Aug 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026

What it means for your category strategy

Normal sourcing cadence. A good window to run competitive events without price noise.

View the data table
MonthIndex
Aug 2026213.3
Jul 2026209.2
Jun 2026210.1
May 2026212.6
Apr 2026209.4
Mar 2026198.2
Feb 2026192.9
Jan 2026191.9
Dec 2025190.4
Nov 2025194.0
Oct 2025191.9
Sep 2025192.5
Aug 2025191.1
Jul 2025189.7
Jun 2025183.6
May 2025187.2
Apr 2025185.7
Mar 2025181.6
Feb 2025187.9
Jan 2025188.6
Dec 2024182.5
Nov 2024177.7
Oct 2024180.2
Sep 2024182.9
Aug 2024185.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series PCU484484 via FRED. How we classify pressure.

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