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Other Agricultural Chemicals PPI: Choosing the Right Benchmark for a Purchase

Other Agricultural Chemicals, down about 5.1% from a year ago. WPU0653 measures other agricultural chemicals. This page previously mislabeled it as industrial gases. It contains no industrial-gas price observation and must not be used to price oxygen, argon, nitrogen, hydrogen or a welding-gas mixture.

The BLS Other Agricultural Chemicals Producer Price Index (WPU0653) reads 208.53 index (1982=100) for Aug 2026, down about 5.1% from a year ago. The reference period identifies the observation; a later website refresh does not turn it into a daily price. This is a producer price index, not a delivered quote in dollars per unit.

WPU0653 measures other agricultural chemicals. This page previously mislabeled it as industrial gases. It contains no industrial-gas price observation and must not be used to price oxygen, argon, nitrogen, hydrogen or a welding-gas mixture.

Correct the benchmark before doing the math

For a relevant agricultural chemical purchase, compare the specified formulation, concentration, packaging, handling and contract terms. For welding gas, use an actual gas supplier quote and measured consumption, including cylinder rental or bulk delivery charges where applicable.

This agricultural chemical price series is not a manufacturing activity gauge, a welding-cost benchmark or a measure of industrial-gas demand. Its direction cannot support any of those conclusions.

Build an estimate from the actual purchase

Start with the quantity and specification of the agricultural chemical products actually being purchased. Use a dated quote or invoice for its unit price, then add the relevant delivery, handling and process costs. If the purchase is outside this series' scope, leave this PPI out of the calculation.

For any assumed future price change, label it as a scenario and show the assumed pass-through. Keep the original quote, source reference month and calculation inputs so another person can reproduce the result.

Source and update notes

The source is BLS series WPU0653, also published by FRED at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPU0653. The linked data page provides the current observation and available history. A successful refresh changes readings only when the source returns changed data. Missing or failed observations must retain their original periods and be reported as unavailable or delayed.

Published 2026-08-06.