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Machinery Prices Rise a Fourteenth Month to 200.2

Machinery Prices rose for a fourteenth straight month in July 2026, reaching 200.2, up 7.4% on the year. On a $250,000 annual buy, a 7.4% year-over-year move is $17,225 added to the same basket of parts.

Machinery Prices rose for a fourteenth straight month in July 2026, reaching 200.2, up 7.4% on the year. On a $250,000 annual buy, a 7.4% year-over-year move is $17,225 added to the same basket of parts.

consecutive increases: 14 months. from 185.2 after May 2025 to 200.2

The run began after May 2025, when the series stood at 185.2 — a climb of 8.1% over the streak.

On a $250,000 annual buy, a 7.4% year-over-year move is $17,225 added to the same basket of parts.

A run this long changes how the next print reads: a decline would end a 14-month pattern and would be news in its own right, while a fifteenth consecutive increase would extend one of the longer streaks in this archive. Source: BLS Producer Price Index.

Published 2026-09-01.