Materials and producer prices
PPI: paperboard and containers
As of May 2026, ppi: paperboard and containers stands at 276.83 index (1982=100) (BLS Producer Price Index), rising over the recent window.
What this measures and why it matters
- PPI: paperboard and containers 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: 276.83 index (1982=100) for May 2026.
- Prior period: 270.89 (Apr 2026), a rise of 5.95.
- Compared with a year earlier, ppi: paperboard and containers is up 8.8%.
- Across the archived window the high was 276.83 in May 2026 and the low was 254.05 in Jun 2025.
- The series has moved up for 6 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- 13 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time BLS Producer Price Index publishes a new figure.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: 276.83 index (1982=100)
- Apr 2026: 270.89 index (1982=100)
- Mar 2026: 264.81 index (1982=100)
- Feb 2026: 263.83 index (1982=100)
- Jan 2026: 256.98 index (1982=100)
- Dec 2025: 256.37 index (1982=100)
- Nov 2025: 255.89 index (1982=100)
- Oct 2025: 256.27 index (1982=100)
- Sep 2025: 256.48 index (1982=100)
- Aug 2025: 256.72 index (1982=100)
- Jul 2025: 256.44 index (1982=100)
- Jun 2025: 254.05 index (1982=100)
- May 2025: 254.50 index (1982=100)
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.