Construction material prices · September 2026
Prices for the materials that go into nonresidential construction were +11.2% from a year earlier in September 2026. Biggest move: steel mill products (+27.6%).
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By material
| Material | Month | Year | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel mill products | +2.2% | +27.6% | September 2026 |
| Copper wire & cable | +0.3% | +23.0% | September 2026 |
| All nonresidential inputs | +2.3% | +11.2% | September 2026 |
| Lumber | -1.4% | +8.7% | September 2026 |
| Transformers | +0.0% | +7.6% | September 2026 |
| Ready-mix concrete | +0.0% | +2.3% | September 2026 |
All nonresidential inputs, last 13 months
Producer price index (a price level, not dollars).
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): WPU1017, WPU1026, WPUIP2312001, WPU081, WPU1174, WPU1333. Updated monthly, automatically, when the agencies publish.
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