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Producer Price Index News Release summary

Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until                          USDL 26-0289
8:30 a.m. (ET) Friday, February 27, 2026

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                           PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - JANUARY 2026


The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, 
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices advanced 0.4 percent in 
December 2025 and 0.2 percent in November. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index 
for final demand rose 2.9 percent for the 12 months ended January 2026.

The January increase in prices for final demand can be traced to a 0.8-percent advance in the 
index for final demand services. In contrast, prices for final demand goods declined 0.3 percent.

The index for final demand less foods, energy, and trade services moved up 0.3 percent in 
January, the ninth consecutive increase. For the 12 months ended in January, prices for final 
demand less foods, energy, and trade services rose 3.4 percent.

Final Demand

Final demand services: The index for final demand services advanced 0.8 percent in January, the 
largest increase since moving up 0.9 percent in July 2025. Most of the January rise in prices for final 
demand services can be traced to margins for final demand trade services, which jumped 2.5 percent. 
(Trade indexes measure changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers.) Prices for final 
demand transportation and warehousing services advanced 1.0 percent, while the index for final 
demand services less trade, transportation, and warehousing was unchanged.

Product detail: Over 20 percent of the January increase in prices for final demand services is 
attributable to a 14.4-percent jump in margins for professional and commercial equipment 
wholesaling. The indexes for apparel, footwear, and accessories retailing; chemicals and allied 
products wholesaling; bundled wired telecommunications access services; health, beauty, and optical 
goods retailing; and food and alcohol retailing also moved higher. Conversely, prices for system 
software publishing fell 12.2 percent. The indexes for guestroom rental and for apparel wholesaling 
also decreased. (See table 2. Please note, some indexes listed in tables 1 through 3 of this release 
have changed due to the previously announced elimination of selected PPI commodity indexes and 
the PPI weight allocation update. For more information, see www.bls.gov/ppi/notices/2026/ppi-
modifies-news-release-tables.htm.)

Final demand goods: Prices for final demand goods moved down 0.3 percent in January, the largest 
decrease since falling 0.7 percent in March 2025. Leading the January decline, the index for final 
demand energy dropped 2.7 percent. Prices for final demand foods decreased 1.5 percent. In contrast, 
the index for final demand goods less foods and energy advanced 0.7 percent.

Product detail: Nearly 80 percent of the January decline in prices for final demand goods can be 
traced to the index for gasoline, which fell 5.5 percent. Prices for chicken eggs, electric power, gas 
fuels, fresh fruits and melons, and ethanol also moved lower. Conversely, the index for search, 
detection, navigation, and guidance systems jumped 15.5 percent. Prices for nonferrous metals and 
for pork also rose.

Table A. Monthly and 12-month percent changes in selected final demand price indexes, seasonally adjusted
Month Total
final
demand
Final
demand
less
foods,
energy,
and
trade
Final demand goods Final demand services Change
in final
demand
from 12
months
ago
(unadj.)
Change
in final
demand
less
foods,
energy,
and
trade
from 12
mo. ago
(unadj.)
Total Foods Energy Less
foods
and
energy
Total Trade Transportation
and
warehousing
Other

2025

Jan.

0.6 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 3.8 3.5

Feb.

0.2 0.4 0.3 1.6 -1.2 0.3 0.1 -0.7 0.0 0.5 3.4 3.6

Mar.

-0.1 0.1 -0.7 -2.0 -3.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 -1.7 0.3 3.2 3.5

Apr.

-0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -1.0 -0.5 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 2.4 2.7

May

0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.1 2.7 2.7

June

0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.6 0.2 2.4 2.6

July

0.8 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.4 0.7 3.2 2.9

Aug.

-0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.3 -2.1 0.6 0.3 2.7 3.0

Sept.(1)

0.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.0 0.2 0.6 1.6 0.7 0.2 3.0 3.0

Oct.(1)

0.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.4 -2.2 0.5 0.2 -0.9 0.0 0.7 2.8 3.4

Nov.(1)

0.2 0.3 0.7 0.1 3.2 0.2 0.1 -0.5 0.8 0.2 3.0 3.6

Dec.(1)

0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1.5 0.4 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.2 3.0 3.5

2026

Jan.

0.5 0.3 -0.3 -1.5 -2.7 0.7 0.8 2.5 1.0 0.0 2.9 3.4

Footnotes
(1) Some of the percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because seasonal adjustment factors have been recalculated to reflect developments during 2025. In addition, indexes for September through December have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to monthly revisions up to 4 months after original publication.

Intermediate Demand by Commodity Type

Within intermediate demand in January, prices for processed goods were unchanged, the index for 
unprocessed goods fell 0.5 percent, and prices for services moved up 0.3 percent. (See tables B and 
C.)

Processed goods for intermediate demand: The index for processed goods for intermediate 
demand remained unchanged in January. A 0.5-percent increase in prices for processed materials less 
foods and energy offset declines in the indexes for processed energy goods and for processed foods 
and feeds, which fell 2.0 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. For the 12 months ended in January, 
prices for processed goods for intermediate demand rose 2.6 percent.

Product detail: Within processed goods for intermediate demand in January, the index for nonferrous 
metals moved up 4.8 percent. Prices for industrial gases; search, detection, navigation, and guidance 
systems; paints and allied products; and industrial natural gas also increased. In contrast, the index 
for gasoline declined 5.5 percent. Prices for commercial electric power, industrial electric power, 
ethanol, and confectionery materials also fell.

Unprocessed goods for intermediate demand: The index for unprocessed goods for intermediate 
demand moved down 0.5 percent in January after advancing 1.9 percent in December. The decline is 
attributable to prices for unprocessed foodstuffs and feedstuffs, which decreased 3.5 percent. 
Conversely, the indexes for unprocessed nonfood materials less energy and for unprocessed energy 
materials rose 2.6 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. For the 12 months ended in January, prices 
for unprocessed goods for intermediate demand fell 6.1 percent, the largest 12-month decline since 
dropping 8.2 percent in September 2024.

Product detail: A major factor in the January decline in the index for unprocessed goods for 
intermediate demand was a 9.8-percent drop in prices for raw milk. The indexes for ungraded 
chicken eggs, corn, oilseeds, natural gas, and fresh fruits and melons also moved lower. In contrast, 
prices for nonferrous scrap rose 8.5 percent. The indexes for crude petroleum and for slaughter 
chickens also advanced.

Table B. Monthly and 12-month percent changes in selected intermediate demand price indexes for goods by commodity type, seasonally adjusted
Month Processed goods for intermediate demand Unprocessed goods for intermediate demand
Total Foods
and
feeds
Energy
goods
Less
foods
and
energy
Total,
change
from 12
months
ago
(unadj.)
Total Foodstuffs
and
feedstuffs
Energy
materials
Nonfood
materials
less
energy
Total,
change
from 12
months
ago
(unadj.)

2025

Jan.

0.8 0.5 2.5 0.4 1.0 5.5 1.7 12.3 1.5 8.3

Feb.

0.4 2.1 -0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.4 -4.2 1.3 9.3

Mar.

0.1 -0.2 -2.1 0.7 0.7 -3.8 -5.6 -5.0 1.0 6.5

Apr.

0.3 -0.9 -0.1 0.5 0.5 -3.5 -2.9 -7.1 1.1 0.3

May

0.2 0.7 -1.5 0.5 1.8 -1.6 1.2 -5.0 -0.9 -1.2

June

-0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 1.8 2.2 0.9 5.1 0.7 0.6

July

0.7 -0.2 2.2 0.4 2.1 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.5 0.2

Aug.

0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 2.6 -1.8 -0.4 -4.3 -0.5 1.7

Sept.(1)

0.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 3.7 -0.5 0.4 -2.8 1.2 3.6

Oct.(1)

-0.1 -1.6 -0.7 0.2 3.1 -1.3 -1.9 -4.1 3.3 -0.6

Nov.(1)

0.5 -0.3 2.9 0.1 3.6 1.2 -0.2 3.0 0.8 0.7

Dec.(1)

0.0 -1.0 -2.1 0.7 3.5 1.9 -2.3 6.3 2.4 -0.5

2026

Jan.

0.0 -0.6 -2.0 0.5 2.6 -0.5 -3.5 0.4 2.6 -6.1

Footnotes
(1) Some of the percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because seasonal adjustment factors have been recalculated to reflect developments during 2025. In addition, indexes for September through December have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to monthly revisions up to 4 months after original publication.

Services for intermediate demand: Prices for services for intermediate demand increased 0.3 
percent in January, the fifth consecutive rise. Leading the January advance, margins for trade services 
for intermediate demand moved up 1.6 percent. The index for transportation and warehousing 
services for intermediate demand increased 0.5 percent, while prices for services less trade, 
transportation, and warehousing for intermediate demand were unchanged. For the 12 months ended 
in January, the index for services for intermediate demand rose 2.9 percent, the largest 12-month 
advance since moving up 3.1 percent in December 2024.

Product detail: Half of the January increase in prices for services for intermediate demand can be 
attributed to margins for chemicals and allied products wholesaling, which jumped 8.4 percent. The 
indexes for staffing services, gross rents for retail properties, legal services, portfolio management, 
and airline passenger services also rose. Conversely, prices for business loans (partial) fell 7.5 
percent. The indexes for arrangement of freight and cargo transportation and for machinery and 
equipment parts and supplies wholesaling also declined.

Table C. Monthly and 12-month percent changes in selected intermediate demand price indexes for services by commodity type, seasonally adjusted
Month Services for intermediate demand
Total Trade Transportation
and
warehousing
Other Total, change
from 12 months
ago (unadj.)

2025

Jan.

0.1 0.9 0.5 -0.1 2.4

Feb.

0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 2.5

Mar.

0.4 2.6 -0.4 0.0 2.6

Apr.

-0.4 -2.1 0.4 -0.1 2.1

May

0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 1.9

June

0.1 0.5 0.4 -0.1 1.6

July

0.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 1.9

Aug.

0.0 -1.9 0.3 0.5 1.9

Sept.(1)

0.3 1.5 0.4 -0.1 2.0

Oct.(1)

0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 2.2

Nov.(1)

0.2 1.1 0.6 -0.1 2.5

Dec.(1)

0.6 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.8

2026

Jan.

0.3 1.6 0.5 0.0 2.9

Footnotes
(1) Some of the percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because seasonal adjustment factors have been recalculated to reflect developments during 2025. In addition, indexes for September through December have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to monthly revisions up to 4 months after original publication.

Intermediate Demand by Production Flow

Stage 4 intermediate demand: The index for stage 4 intermediate demand advanced 0.4 percent in 
January, the ninth consecutive increase. In January, prices for total services inputs to stage 4 
intermediate demand rose 0.6 percent, while the index for total goods inputs was unchanged. (See 
table D.) Advances in the indexes for chemicals and allied products wholesaling, gross rents for retail 
properties, staffing services, portfolio management, legal services, and nonferrous metals outweighed 
decreasing prices for business loans (partial), internet advertising sales, and commercial electric 
power. For the 12 months ended in January, the index for stage 4 intermediate demand moved up 3.8 
percent.

Stage 3 intermediate demand: Prices for stage 3 intermediate demand remained unchanged in 
January. A 0.5-percent rise in the index for total services inputs to stage 3 intermediate demand offset 
a 0.7-percent decline in prices for total goods inputs. Advances in the indexes for staffing services, 
nonferrous metals, chemicals and allied products wholesaling, slaughter chickens, and slaughter 
steers and heifers offset lower prices for raw milk; ungraded chicken eggs; business loans (partial); 
corn; and securities brokerage, dealing, investment advice, and related services. For the 12 months 
ended in January, the index for stage 3 intermediate demand increased 0.9 percent.

Stage 2 intermediate demand: The index for stage 2 intermediate demand edged up 0.1 percent in 
January, the third straight increase. In January, prices for total goods inputs to stage 2 intermediate 
demand advanced 0.2 percent, while the index for total services inputs was unchanged. Increases in 
the indexes for crude petroleum, staffing services, legal services, nonferrous metals, and chemicals 
and allied products wholesaling outweighed decreasing prices for business loans (partial), gas fuels, 
internet advertising sales, and oilseeds. For the 12 months ended in January, the index for stage 2 
intermediate demand fell 0.9 percent, the largest 12-month decline since moving down 1.9 percent in 
September 2024.

Stage 1 intermediate demand: Prices for stage 1 intermediate demand increased 0.6 percent in 
January, the largest advance since moving up 0.9 percent in July 2025. In January, the index for total 
goods inputs to stage 1 intermediate demand rose 0.7 percent, and prices for total services inputs 
climbed 0.4 percent. Increases in the indexes for nonferrous metals, chemicals and allied products 
wholesaling, iron and steel scrap, industrial gases, gross rents for retail properties, and airline 
passenger services outweighed falling prices for internet advertising sales, ethanol, and gasoline. For 
the 12 months ended in January, the index for stage 1 intermediate demand advanced 4.0 percent.

Table D. Monthly percent changes in selected intermediate demand price indexes by production flow, seasonally adjusted
Month Stage 4 intermediate
demand
Stage 3 intermediate
demand
Stage 2 intermediate
demand
Stage 1 intermediate
demand
Total Goods
inputs
Services
inputs
Total Goods
inputs
Services
inputs
Total Goods
inputs
Services
inputs
Total Goods
inputs
Services
inputs

2025

Jan.

0.4 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.6 0.3 2.0 5.4 -0.3 0.7 0.8 0.5

Feb.

0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.5 -0.1 -0.7 -1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.4

Mar.

0.3 0.1 0.5 -0.4 -1.6 0.5 -0.5 -1.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5

Apr.

0.0 0.5 -0.4 -0.5 -0.9 -0.2 -1.1 -2.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.6

May

0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 -0.6 -1.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1

June

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.8 2.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0

July

0.7 0.5 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.9 0.8 1.1

Aug.

0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.6 -1.3 -0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.2

Sept.(1)

0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4

Oct.(1)

0.3 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -0.2 -1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5

Nov.(1)

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.3 -0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4

Dec.(1)

0.6 0.2 1.0 0.0 -0.6 0.5 1.5 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.8

2026

Jan.

0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 -0.7 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.4

Footnotes
(1) Some of the percent changes shown here and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because seasonal adjustment factors have been recalculated to reflect developments during 2025. In addition, indexes for September through December have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to monthly revisions up to 4 months after original publication.

________________
The Producer Price Index for February 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 
at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

                                             *****

                         Effect of Federal Government Shutdown on PPI Data

The Federal government shutdown in October and November 2025 has continued to delay the 
transmission of Producer Price Index (PPI) price-update requests. Price-update requests asking 
for information as of the January 13, 2026 pricing date were sent to PPI survey respondents on 
January 27, 2026. The response rate for January data reflected in this release is within the normal 
range, and no modifications to PPI methodology or procedures were necessary. 

The effects of the government shutdown will delay the upcoming PPI data release for February, 
which is rescheduled for March 18, 2026. The PPI release schedule for 2026 is available at 
www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/ppi.htm.

                                             *****

                           PPI Recalculates Seasonal Adjustment Factors

Effective with this release, Producer Price Index (PPI) seasonal adjustment factors have been 
recalculated to reflect price-movement patterns during 2025 for the Final Demand-Intermediate 
Demand (FD-ID) system and commodity-grouping indexes. This routine annual recalculation 
impacts previously published seasonally adjusted indexes and percent changes for January 2021 
through December 2025. Updated seasonal indexes and seasonal adjustment factors for January 2021 
through December 2025, as well as seasonal factors for directly adjusted commodity indexes to be 
used through December 2026, have been posted to the BLS website. For updated seasonal factors, 
visit the PPI webpage at www.bls.gov/ppi/tables. Alternatively, contact the PPI Section of Index 
Analysis and Public Information at ppi-info@bls.gov or (202) 691-7705.

Tables E and F provide seasonally adjusted percent changes for major FD-ID system indexes in 
2025, based on former and recalculated seasonal factors. These percent changes are based on PPI 
data through December 2025, which include final price data through August 2025 and revised 
interim data for September through November. This differs from values shown in tables A through C 
of this release for January 2026, which include final price data through September 2025 and revised 
interim data for October through December.

Table E. Over-the-month percent changes in major final demand indexes, seasonally adjusted, using 
former and recalculated seasonal factors for 2025

              Final         Final demand     Final demand    Final demand less foods,
              demand            goods           services    energy, and trade services
Month     Former  Recalc.  Former  Recalc.  Former  Recalc.     Former    Recalc.
January     0.7     0.6      0.7     0.6      0.7     0.6         0.4     0.4
February    0.1     0.2      0.3     0.3      0.1     0.1         0.4     0.4
March      -0.2    -0.1     -0.9    -0.7      0.2     0.1         0.1     0.1
April      -0.3    -0.3      0.0    -0.1     -0.3    -0.3        -0.2    -0.2
May         0.4     0.3      0.1     0.1      0.5     0.4         0.1     0.1
June        0.1     0.2      0.3     0.3      0.0     0.1         0.1     0.1
July        0.8     0.8      0.6     0.6      0.9     0.9         0.7     0.7
August     -0.2    -0.2      0.2     0.2     -0.3    -0.3         0.3     0.3
September   0.7     0.6      0.8     0.7      0.6     0.6         0.2     0.2
October     0.1     0.1     -0.4    -0.2      0.3     0.2         0.7     0.6
November    0.2     0.2      0.8     0.7      0.0     0.1         0.2     0.2
December    0.5     0.4      0.0    -0.1      0.7     0.6         0.4     0.3

Table F. Over-the-month percent changes in major intermediate demand indexes, 
seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated seasonal factors for 2025

             Processed goods for      Unprocessed goods for          Services for
             intermediate demand       intermediate demand        intermediate demand
Month       Former   Recalculated     Former   Recalculated      Former   Recalculated
January       1.0        0.8            5.8        5.5             0.1     0.1
February      0.4        0.4            0.2        0.3             0.0     0.2
March        -0.1        0.1           -3.9       -3.8             0.3     0.4
April         0.3        0.3           -3.7       -3.5            -0.3    -0.4
May           0.1        0.2           -1.6       -1.6             0.1     0.1
June         -0.1       -0.1            2.2        2.2             0.1     0.1
July          0.8        0.7            1.6        1.3             0.7     0.6
August        0.4        0.4           -1.7       -1.8             0.1     0.0
September     0.3        0.3            0.0       -0.6             0.3     0.3
October      -0.3       -0.1           -1.3       -0.9             0.3     0.4
November      0.5        0.5            0.5        0.4             0.1     0.2
December     -0.1       -0.1            2.3        2.5             0.7     0.5


                                             *****

     Recalculated Relative Importance Figures and Seasonal Adjustment Factors Available

Each year with the release of PPI data for January, relative importance figures and seasonal 
adjustment factors are recalculated to reflect price movements from the just-completed calendar 
year. With this year's update, PPI relative importance figure tables that describe the Final 
Demand-Intermediate Demand (FD-ID) aggregation structure also are impacted by the PPI 
update to commodity weight allocations for the FD-ID system. (See accompanying notice.) The 
following information is available on the PPI website at www.bls.gov/ppi/tables/.

Relative Importance Figure Tables for December 2025:  
*  Final demand by individual commodities
*  Final demand by component series
*  Individual commodities of intermediate demand by commodity type
*  Component series of intermediate demand by commodity type
*  Individual commodities of intermediate demand by production flow
*  Component series of intermediate demand by production flow
*  Commodities, all levels
*  Wherever-provided services and construction

Seasonal Factor Update:
*  Direct seasonal factors for PPI commodity indexes for 2026
*  Recalculated seasonal factors for the last 5 years (2021-2025) for PPI commodity indexes 
*  Recalculated seasonal factors for the last 5 years (2021-2025) for PPI FD-ID indexes 
 
Recalculated seasonal index data for 2021-2025 for the FD-ID and commodity indexes also have 
been posted to the PPI database on the BLS website. 

For additional information, contact the PPI Section of Index Analysis and Public Information at 
ppi-info@bls.gov or (202) 691-7705.

                                             *****

     PPI Updates Commodity Weight Allocations for the Final Demand-Intermediate Demand 
                                    Aggregation Structure

Effective with this release, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has updated weight allocations 
used to calculate the Producer Price Index (PPI) Final Demand-Intermediate Demand (FD-ID) 
indexes to more accurately reflect recent sales patterns. The new allocations are based primarily 
on data from the 2017 Input-Output (I-O) Accounts from the Bureau of Economic Analysis 
(BEA). The allocations were previously based on the 2012 I-O of Accounts data. PPI commodity 
index weights continue to be based on shipment values from the 2017 economic census, which 
were applied in January 2023. It is the proportions of these commodity index weights allocated 
to the various FD-ID categories, including Final demand, Intermediate demand by commodity 
type, and Intermediate demand by production flow, that have been updated. 

This allocation update does not change the PPI commodity classification system, reference base, 
the FD-ID aggregation structure, or historical index data. It has, however, resulted in substantial 
shifts in the relative importance figures of certain commodity components that make up the FD-
ID indexes.

Relative importance figure tables for December 2025, which detail the shift in weight 
allocations, as well as price movements in 2025, are available at www.bls.gov/ppi/tables/. This 
information also may be requested from the PPI Section of Index Analysis and Public 
Information at ppi-info@bls.gov or (202) 691-7705. 
Last Modified Date: February 27, 2026