Machinery and Equipment Prices Rise a 16th Month to 202.4

Machinery and Equipment Prices rose for a 16th straight month in September 2026, reaching 202.4, up 7.5% on the year. Illustrative only: if an unchanged machinery and equipment basket costs $250,000 now and tracks this index exactly, a 7.5% year-over-year move implies $17,442 more than a year ago. This is not a measured purchasing bill.

consecutive increases: 16 months. from 185.2 after May 2025 to 202.4

The run began after May 2025, when the series stood at 185.2 — a climb of 9.3% over the streak.

A run this long changes how the next print reads: a decline would end a 16-month pattern and would be news in its own right, while a 17th consecutive increase would extend one of the longer streaks in this archive. Source: BLS Producer Price Index.