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Nonferrous Mill Shapes Prices Rise a Ninth Month to 411.4

Nonferrous Mill Shapes Prices rose for a ninth straight month in June 2026, reaching 411.4, up 38.8% on the year. On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 38.8% year-over-year move is $69,885 added to the same…

Correction (2026-09-14): This article originally called the series Aluminum Mill Prices. BLS series WPU1025 measures nonferrous mill shapes, not that previously stated category. Labels and purchasing scope have been corrected. The original publication date, observation periods, values, and URL are preserved. Any cost example is hypothetical index tracking, not a measured purchasing bill.

Nonferrous Mill Shapes Prices rose for a ninth straight month in June 2026, reaching 411.4, up 38.8% on the year. On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 38.8% year-over-year move is $69,885 added to the same source-index basket (illustrative only, assuming exact index tracking).

consecutive increases: 9 months. from 323.4 after September 2025 to 411.4

The run began after September 2025, when the series stood at 323.4 — a climb of 27.2% over the streak.

On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 38.8% year-over-year move is $69,885 added to the same source-index basket (illustrative only, assuming exact index tracking).

A run this long changes how the next print reads: a decline would end a 9-month pattern and would be news in its own right, while a tenth consecutive increase would extend one of the longer streaks in this archive. Source: BLS Producer Price Index.

Published 2026-08-06.