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The Producer Price Index (PPI) program measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services.
Notices
- PPI Updates Commodity Weight Allocations for the Final Demand–Intermediate Demand Aggregation Structure Read More »
- PPI Modifies News Release Tables Read More »
- Relative Importance-Seasonal Factor Notice January 2026 Read More »
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PPI for final demand components, 1-month percent change, March 2026
Commodity
1-month percent change
Goods
1.6%
Foods
-0.3%
Fresh fruits and melons
-6.3%
Fresh and dry vegetables
-10.7%
Meats
1.3%
Processed poultry
-2.3%
Dairy products(1)
2.7%
Soft drinks(1)
0.0%
Energy
8.5%
Residential electric power
-0.3%
Residential natural gas
-0.1%
Gasoline
15.7%
Jet fuel(1)
30.7%
Home heating oil and distillates
39.4%
No. 2 diesel fuel
42.0%
Goods less foods and energy
0.2%
Industrial chemicals
2.3%
Pharmaceutical preparations(1)
0.0%
Passenger cars
0.6%
Trucks, 14,000 lbs. and under
0.3%
Aircraft and aircraft equipment
0.3%
Cigarettes, including nontobacco(1)
0.0%
Services
0.0%
Trade services
-0.3%
Machinery and equipment and parts and supplies wholesaling(1)
0.3%
Food and alcohol retailing
1.7%
Health and beauty retailing, including optical goods(1)
-0.6%
Apparel, jewelry, footwear, and accessories retailing
3.1%
Automobiles and automobile parts retailing
-1.5%
Fuels and lubricants retailing
-10.2%
Transportation and warehousing services
1.3%
Rail transportation of freight and mail(1)
0.0%
Truck transportation of freight(1)
1.0%
Water transportation of freight(1)
0.7%
Air transportation of freight(1)
0.8%
Courier, messenger, and U.S. postal service
0.7%
Airline passenger services
2.8%
Less trade, transportation, and warehousing
0.1%
Loan services (partial)
3.7%
Securities brokerage, dealing, investment advice, and related services(1)
-1.6%
Portfolio management(1)
1.0%
Outpatient care (partial)
0.3%
Inpatient care
0.1%
Traveler accommodation services
-0.1%
Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
Note: All data are subject to revision up to 4 months after originally published.
Latest Numbers
FINAL DEMAND GOODS:
Total
+1.1%(p) in Feb 2026
Foods
+2.4%(p) in Feb 2026
Energy
+2.3%(p) in Feb 2026
Core goods
+0.3%(p) in Feb 2026
FINAL DEMAND SERVICES:
Total
+0.5%(p) in Feb 2026
Transportation and warehousing
+0.5%(p) in Feb 2026
Trade
+0.4%(p) in Feb 2026
Other
+0.6%(p) in Feb 2026
FINAL DEMAND CONSTRUCTION:
Construction
+0.1%(p) in Feb 2026
INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY COMMODITY TYPE:
Processed goods
+1.6%(p) in Feb 2026
Unprocessed goods
+3.1%(p) in Feb 2026
Services
+0.8%(p) in Feb 2026
INTERMEDIATE DEMAND BY PRODUCTION FLOW:
Stage 4 intermediate demand
+1.0%(p) in Feb 2026
Stage 3 intermediate demand
+0.7%(p) in Feb 2026
Stage 2 intermediate demand
+1.8%(p) in Feb 2026
Stage 1 intermediate demand
+1.4%(p) in Feb 2026
GOODS:
Motor vehicles
+0.1%(p) in Feb 2026
Pharmaceutical preparations
unchanged in Feb 2026
Gasoline
+1.8%(p) in Feb 2026
Meats
+1.4%(p) in Feb 2026
Industrial chemicals
+1.3%(p) in Feb 2026
Lumber
+0.1%(p) in Feb 2026
Steel mill products
+3.0%(p) in Feb 2026
Diesel fuel
+13.9%(p) in Feb 2026
Prepared animal feeds
-0.1%(p) in Feb 2026
Crude petroleum
+4.7%(p) in Feb 2026
Grains
+0.1%(p) in Feb 2026
Carbon steel scrap
+5.6%(p) in Feb 2026
SERVICES:
Outpatient healthcare
+0.2%(p) in Feb 2026
Inpatient healthcare services
+0.5%(p) in Feb 2026
Food and alcohol retailing
-0.5%(p) in Feb 2026
Apparel and jewelry retailing
-3.2%(p) in Feb 2026
Airline passenger services
-0.6%(p) in Feb 2026
Securities brokerage, dealing, investment, and related services
+4.2%(p) in Feb 2026
Business loans (partial)
-0.4%(p) in Feb 2026
Legal services
+1.0%(p) in Feb 2026
Truck transportation of freight
+1.2%(p) in Feb 2026
Machinery and equipment wholesaling
+0.2%(p) in Feb 2026
Historical Data
News Release
SA - Seasonally Adjusted
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted
p - preliminary
News Release
PPI for final demand advances 0.5% in March; goods rise 1.6%, services unchanged
04/14/2026
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in March. Prices for final
demand goods advanced 1.6 percent, and the index for final demand services was unchanged.
Prices for final demand rose 4.0 percent for the 12 months ended in March.
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