Other Agricultural Chemicals PPI: Budget Scenarios and Their Limits
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.
A scenario is a planning assumption
A hypothetical 5% rise from the current index would put it at 218.95; a hypothetical 5% fall would put it at 198.10. These are arithmetic scenarios, not source forecasts, probability bands or predictions of how far the market can move.
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.
Make the scenario relevant to the contract
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.
Separate purchases that reprice during the planning period from fixed-price commitments. Record the portion of spend covered by the benchmark, the assumed pass-through, contract reset dates and the delivery exposure. Review the scenario when a new observation arrives; do not move a forecast's target date merely because the page rebuilt.
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.