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Paper Prices Rise a Seventh Month to 283.9

Paper Prices rose for a seventh straight month in June 2026, reaching 283.9, up 11.7% on the year. On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 11.7% year-over-year move is $26,186 added to the same source-index…

Correction (2026-09-14): This article originally called the series Paperboard Prices. BLS series WPU0913 measures paper, 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.

Paper Prices rose for a seventh straight month in June 2026, reaching 283.9, up 11.7% on the year. On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 11.7% year-over-year move is $26,186 added to the same source-index basket (illustrative only, assuming exact index tracking).

consecutive increases: 7 months. from 255.9 after November 2025 to 283.9

The run began after November 2025, when the series stood at 255.9 — a climb of 10.9% over the streak.

On an unchanged basket costing $250,000 now, a 11.7% year-over-year move is $26,186 added to 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 7-month pattern and would be news in its own right, while a eighth consecutive increase would extend one of the longer streaks in this archive. Source: BLS Producer Price Index.

Published 2026-08-07.