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Primary Nonferrous Metals Prices Fall to 542.9
Correction (2026-09-14): This article originally called the series Copper and Brass Mill Prices. BLS series WPU1022 measures primary nonferrous metals, 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.
Primary Nonferrous Metals Prices fall 2.6% in July 2026 to 542.9 and up 52.8% from a year earlier. On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 52.8% year-over-year move is $86,387 added to the same source-index basket (illustrative only, assuming exact index tracking).
- July 2026: 542.9
- on the month: -2.6%
- on the year: +52.8%
The print sits 93% of the way up the archived range of 316.5 (May 2025) to 559.6 (May 2026), with the standing trend rising.
The year-over-year comparison is against July 2025, which printed 355.2. Source: BLS Producer Price Index. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.
Published 2026-08-25.