Materials and producer prices
PPI: Foundry and Forge Shop Products
As of Aug 2026, ppi: foundry and forge shop products stands at 296.49 index (1982=100) (BLS Producer Price Index), steady over the recent window.
What this measures and why it matters
- PPI: Foundry and Forge Shop Products 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: 296.49 index (1982=100) for Aug 2026.
- Prior period: 296.44 (Jul 2026), a rise of 0.05.
- Compared with a year earlier, ppi: foundry and forge shop products is up 3.7%.
- Across the archived window the high was 297.30 in May 2026 and the low was 283.24 in Jun 2025.
- The series has moved up for 1 consecutive periods.
- 16 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time BLS Producer Price Index publishes a new figure.
Recent observations
- Aug 2026: 296.49 index (1982=100)
- Jul 2026: 296.44 index (1982=100)
- Jun 2026: 296.60 index (1982=100)
- May 2026: 297.30 index (1982=100)
- Apr 2026: 296.82 index (1982=100)
- Mar 2026: 295.56 index (1982=100)
- Feb 2026: 293.05 index (1982=100)
- Jan 2026: 292.56 index (1982=100)
- Dec 2025: 289.43 index (1982=100)
- Nov 2025: 287.70 index (1982=100)
- Oct 2025: 287.00 index (1982=100)
- Sep 2025: 286.08 index (1982=100)
- Aug 2025: 285.83 index (1982=100)
- Jul 2025: 284.95 index (1982=100)
- Jun 2025: 283.24 index (1982=100)
- May 2025: 283.68 index (1982=100)
Last reviewed 2026-09-10.