Steel Mill Products Prices Rise a Ninth Month to 381.2

Steel Mill Products Prices rose for a ninth straight month in August 2026, reaching 381.2, up 23.4% on the year. Illustrative only: if an unchanged steel mill products basket costs $250,000 now and tracks this index exactly, a 23.4% year-over-year move implies $47,407 more than a year ago. This is not a measured purchasing bill.

consecutive increases: 9 months. from 291.6 after November 2025 to 381.2

The run began after November 2025, when the series stood at 291.6 — a climb of 30.7% over the streak.

A run this long changes how the next print reads: a decline would end a 9-month pattern and would be news in its own right, while a tenth consecutive increase would extend one of the longer streaks in this archive. Source: BLS Producer Price Index.