Materials and producer prices

PPI: aluminum mill shapes

As of May 2026, ppi: aluminum mill shapes stands at 404.86 index (1982=100) (BLS Producer Price Index), rising over the recent window.

What this measures and why it matters

  • PPI: aluminum mill shapes tracks what producers charge for the raw and semi-finished inputs that dominate a manufactured product's bill of materials. Quotes priced off last quarter's material cost erode margin when this index climbs, so estimators watch it to keep pricing current.
  • The figure comes from BLS Producer Price Index and is reported in index (1982=100). MFG Calcs archives every published value, so the chart and table below show the full recorded history rather than a single snapshot, and they extend automatically as new data lands.

Current reading and trend

  • Latest reading: 404.86 index (1982=100) for May 2026.
  • Prior period: 390.19 (Apr 2026), a rise of 14.67.
  • Compared with a year earlier, ppi: aluminum mill shapes is up 36.8%.
  • Across the archived window the high was 404.86 in May 2026 and the low was 295.97 in May 2025.
  • The series has moved up for 8 consecutive periods.
  • 13 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time BLS Producer Price Index publishes a new figure.

Recent observations

  • May 2026: 404.86 index (1982=100)
  • Apr 2026: 390.19 index (1982=100)
  • Mar 2026: 378.76 index (1982=100)
  • Feb 2026: 375.85 index (1982=100)
  • Jan 2026: 360.56 index (1982=100)
  • Dec 2025: 349.70 index (1982=100)
  • Nov 2025: 340.64 index (1982=100)
  • Oct 2025: 330.94 index (1982=100)
  • Sep 2025: 323.43 index (1982=100)
  • Aug 2025: 323.62 index (1982=100)
  • Jul 2025: 313.06 index (1982=100)
  • Jun 2025: 296.37 index (1982=100)
  • May 2025: 295.97 index (1982=100)

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.