Materials and producer prices
PPI: Plastic Resins and Materials
As of Aug 2026, ppi: plastic resins and materials stands at 280.57 index (1982=100) (BLS Producer Price Index), rising over the recent window.
What this measures and why it matters
- PPI: Plastic Resins and Materials 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: 280.57 index (1982=100) for Aug 2026.
- Prior period: 283.32 (Jul 2026), a decline of 2.75.
- Compared with a year earlier, ppi: plastic resins and materials is up 6.6%.
- Across the archived window the high was 306.62 in May 2026 and the low was 252.96 in Jan 2026.
- The series has moved down for 3 consecutive periods.
- 16 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time BLS Producer Price Index publishes a new figure.
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Recent observations
- Aug 2026: 280.57 index (1982=100)
- Jul 2026: 283.32 index (1982=100)
- Jun 2026: 296.72 index (1982=100)
- May 2026: 306.62 index (1982=100)
- Apr 2026: 277.03 index (1982=100)
- Mar 2026: 263.46 index (1982=100)
- Feb 2026: 258.50 index (1982=100)
- Jan 2026: 252.96 index (1982=100)
- Dec 2025: 253.55 index (1982=100)
- Nov 2025: 257.28 index (1982=100)
- Oct 2025: 259.31 index (1982=100)
- Sep 2025: 259.39 index (1982=100)
- Aug 2025: 263.08 index (1982=100)
- Jul 2025: 264.63 index (1982=100)
- Jun 2025: 265.10 index (1982=100)
- May 2025: 267.26 index (1982=100)
Last reviewed 2026-10-01.