Material Cost Tracker · Official U.S. price indexes

The quote you priced last quarter is not the job you'll buy materials for today.

Producer price indexes for the materials that make or break a trade estimate — updated monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, shown here with the moves that matter when you're holding a price.

No. 2 diesel fuel

WPU057303

593.7

index · May 2026

▲ 105.9% YoY▲ 87.9% 3-mo

Copper wire and cable

WPU10230101

802.1

index · May 2026

▲ 45.4% YoY▲ 6.9% 3-mo

Steel mill products

WPU1017

348.5

index · May 2026

▲ 6.7% YoY▲ 7.2% 3-mo

Softwood lumber

WPU0811

284.4

index · May 2026

▲ 4.8% YoY▲ 5.2% 3-mo

Plastics products

WPU072

283.9

index · May 2026

▲ 3.7% YoY▲ 3.4% 3-mo

Gypsum products

WPU1342

272.6

index · May 2026

▲ 1.3% YoY▲ 0.1% 3-mo

Source: U.S. BLS PPI · through 2026-05. Indexes measure U.S. producer selling prices (not your local counter price) — direction and magnitude, not a quote. Rising index = for buyers, red. Market context, not pricing advice.

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