US producer prices climbed 3.4% year-over-year in February 2026, marking the largest increase in a year and exceeding market expectations of 2.9%. Core producer prices, excluding food and energy, also jumped 3.9% year-over-year, the biggest rise in three years and surpassing market forecasts of 3.7%. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Producer Prices in the United States increased 3.40 percent in February 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 March of 2026.

Producer Prices in the United States increased 3.40 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in the United States is expected to be 3.40 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 2.50 percent in 2027 and 2.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-27 01:30 PM
PPI YoY
Jan 2.9% 3% 2.6% 2.9%
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 3.4% 3.4%

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
PPI Ex Food Energy and Trade Services 140.06 139.32 points Feb 2026
PPI Ex Food, Energy and Trade MoM 0.50 0.40 percent Feb 2026
PPI Ex Food, Energy and Trade YoY 3.50 3.40 percent Feb 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 326.79 325.25 points Feb 2026
Core Consumer Prices 333.51 332.79 points Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.50 2.50 percent Feb 2026
CPI Core Core YoY 2.40 2.40 percent Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 353.74 352.54 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 269.61 267.52 points Feb 2026
Export Prices 158.00 155.60 points Feb 2026
Food Inflation 3.10 2.90 percent Feb 2026
Import Prices 144.00 142.20 points Feb 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.40 2.40 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Feb 2026
PPI 153.23 152.19 points Feb 2026
PPI YoY 3.40 2.90 percent Feb 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
3.40 2.90 19.57 -6.86 1950 - 2026 percent Monthly
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