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Inflation

Producer Price Index — August 2026

Released September 10, 2026 · Bureau of Labor Statistics · full release · charts & history on EconomicsGuru
PPI final demand rose 0.4% in August 2026 to 157.4, +5.4% from a year ago. Prior month: 156.8. Prior periods were revised in 17 series — figures below reflect that.
Final demand
157.4
▲ +0.4% m/m
· +5.4% y/y
Core PPI
154.8
▲ +0.2% m/m
· +4.6% y/y

Revision check

REVISIONS DETECTED (17) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures.
Final demand energy · July 2026158.0→159.6▲ +1.6
Final demand energy · June 2026163.1→162.6▼ −0.5
Final demand goods · July 2026156.0→156.4▲ +0.4
PPI final demand · July 2026156.6→156.8▲ +0.2
Final demand services · May 2026154.7→154.8▲ +0.2
Final demand services · July 2026155.7→155.9▲ +0.1
Core PPI (final demand less foods and energy) · July 2026154.4→154.6▲ +0.1
Final demand services · June 2026155.4→155.5▲ +0.1
Core PPI (final demand less foods and energy) · June 2026154.1→154.2▲ +0.1
Final demand goods · June 2026157.2→157.0▼ −0.1
Core PPI (final demand less foods and energy) · May 2026153.5→153.6▲ +0.1
PPI final demand · May 2026156.8→156.9▲ +0.1
Final demand goods · May 2026159.4→159.3▼ −0.1
Final demand energy · May 2026174.5→174.4▼ −0.1
and 3 more smaller revisions (all of them are applied to the figures below).

Key figures

Headline →August 2026July 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %12-period trend
PPI final demandREVISED
SA index, Nov 2009=100
157.4156.8▲ +0.6▲ +0.4%▲ +8.1▲ +5.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core PPI (final demand less foods and energy)REVISED
SA index; excludes foods and energy only — not the separate less-foods-energy-and-trade-services measure
154.8154.6▲ +0.2▲ +0.2%▲ +6.8▲ +4.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trend bars show year-over-year % change over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted.

Full detail

Show every category and subcategory
Full detail — components →August 2026July 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
Final demand goodsREVISED
SA index
158.1156.4▲ +1.7▲ +1.1%▲ +11.2▲ +7.6%
Final demand servicesREVISED
SA index
156.0155.9▲ +0.2▲ +0.1%▲ +6.7▲ +4.5%
Final demand foodsREVISED
SA index
158.4158.3▲ +0.2▲ +0.1%▲ +0.1▲ +0.1%
Final demand energyREVISED
SA index
166.2159.6▲ +6.6▲ +4.2%▲ +32.5▲ +24.3%

Sources

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Prepared 2026-09-10 17:41 UTC. Green marks an increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.