US producer prices increased by 4.0% year-over-year in March 2026, following a 3.4% increase in February and falling short of market expectations of 4.6%. Still, it was the highest producer price inflation rate since February 2023. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Producer Prices in the United States increased 4 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in the United States averaged 3.07 percent from 1950 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.57 percent in November of 1974 and a record low of -6.86 percent in July of 2009. This page provides - United States Producer Prices Change - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Producer Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Producer Prices in the United States increased 4 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in the United States is expected to be 5.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Producer Prices Change is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2027 and 2.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-18 12:30 PM
PPI YoY
Feb 3.4% 2.9% 2.9% 3.0%
2026-04-14 12:30 PM
PPI YoY
Mar 4% 3.4% 4.6% 4.4%
2026-05-13 12:30 PM
PPI YoY
Apr 4%

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
PPI Ex Food Energy and Trade Services 140.40 140.11 points Mar 2026
PPI Ex Food, Energy and Trade MoM 0.20 0.50 percent Mar 2026
PPI Ex Food, Energy and Trade YoY 3.60 3.50 percent Mar 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 330.21 326.79 points Mar 2026
Core Consumer Prices 334.17 333.51 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.60 2.50 percent Mar 2026
CPI Core Core YoY 2.60 2.40 percent Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 355.10 353.74 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 283.43 269.61 points Mar 2026
Export Prices 161.00 158.40 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 2.70 3.10 percent Mar 2026
Import Prices 144.60 143.50 points Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.30 2.40 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.90 0.30 percent Mar 2026
PPI 154.01 153.22 points Mar 2026
PPI YoY 4.00 3.40 percent Mar 2026


United States Producer Prices Change
In the United States, the Producer Price Index for final demand measures price change for commodities sold for personal consumption, capital investment, government, and export. It is composed of six main price indexes: final demand goods (33 percent of the total weight), which includes food and energy; final demand trade services (20 percent); final demand transportation and warehousing services (4 percent); final demand services less trade, transportation, and warehousing (41 percent); final demand construction (2 percent); and overall final demand.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.00 3.40 19.57 -6.86 1950 - 2026 percent Monthly
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