Materials and producer prices

PPI: steel mill products

As of May 2026, ppi: steel mill products stands at 348.53 index (1982=100) (BLS Producer Price Index), rising over the recent window.

What this measures and why it matters

  • PPI: steel mill 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: 348.53 index (1982=100) for May 2026.
  • Prior period: 341.29 (Apr 2026), a rise of 7.24.
  • Compared with a year earlier, ppi: steel mill products is up 6.7%.
  • Across the archived window the high was 348.53 in May 2026 and the low was 291.56 in Nov 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  • 13 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time BLS Producer Price Index publishes a new figure.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: 348.53 index (1982=100)
  • Apr 2026: 341.29 index (1982=100)
  • Mar 2026: 331.36 index (1982=100)
  • Feb 2026: 325.11 index (1982=100)
  • Jan 2026: 315.37 index (1982=100)
  • Dec 2025: 312.41 index (1982=100)
  • Nov 2025: 291.56 index (1982=100)
  • Oct 2025: 300.67 index (1982=100)
  • Sep 2025: 304.58 index (1982=100)
  • Aug 2025: 308.77 index (1982=100)
  • Jul 2025: 305.54 index (1982=100)
  • Jun 2025: 309.23 index (1982=100)
  • May 2025: 326.74 index (1982=100)

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.