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Other Agricultural Chemicals Prices Rise a Fourth Month to 208.7

Other Agricultural Chemicals Prices rose for a fourth straight month in June 2026, reaching 208.7, down 4.9% on the year. On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 4.9% year-over-year move is $12,881 off the same…

Correction (2026-09-14): This article originally called the series Industrial Gas Prices. BLS series WPU0653 measures other agricultural chemicals, 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.

Other Agricultural Chemicals Prices rose for a fourth straight month in June 2026, reaching 208.7, down 4.9% on the year. On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 4.9% year-over-year move is $12,881 off the same source-index basket (illustrative only, assuming exact index tracking).

consecutive increases: 4 months. from 206.5 after February 2026 to 208.7

The run began after February 2026, when the series stood at 206.5 — a climb of 1.1% over the streak.

On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 4.9% year-over-year move is $12,881 off 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 4-month pattern and would be news in its own right, while a fifth consecutive increase would extend one of the longer streaks in this archive. Source: BLS Producer Price Index.

Published 2026-08-12.