Producer Price Index for Nonferrous metals

Description

PPI or Producer Price Index (also known as wholesale price index) for nonferrous metals. PPI data is normalized with price for 1982 = 100. The PPI value presented here is the average of the monthly value for each year. Includes the following:

  • nonferrous metal ores
  • copper ores
  • gold ores
  • lead and zinc ores
  • other metal ores
  • primary nonferrous metals
  • primary aluminum ingot, billet and other forms
  • copper cathode and refined copper
  • other nonferrous metals, unalloyed
  • primary precious metals and precious metal alloys
  • all other miscellaneous primary nonferrous metals (ex al, cu, zinc and precious)
  • nonferrous scrap
  • copper base scrap
  • no. 1 copper scrap, including wire
  • no. 2 copper scrap, including wire
  • yellow brass scrap
  • other copper and brass scrap
  • aluminum base scrap
  • solids and clippings, new aluminum base scrap
  • borings, turnings, and other new aluminum base scrap
  • used beverage can scrap
  • other old aluminum base scrap
  • other nonferrous scrap (including lead, zinc and precious metals)
  • secondary nonferrous metals
  • secondary aluminum
  • secondary copper, alloyed and unalloyed
  • secondary precious metals
  • all other miscellaneous secondary nonferrous metals, including lead
  • nonferrous mill shapes
  • aluminum mill shapes
  • aluminum sheet and strip
  • plain aluminum foil (under .006 inches)
  • aluminum plate
  • extruded aluminum rod, bar, and other extruded shapes
  • aluminum extruded and drawn pipe and tube
  • copper and brass mill shapes
  • copper and copper alloy sheet, strip and plate
  • copper and copper alloy rod, bar and shapes
  • copper and copper alloy pipe and tube
  • nickel and nickel-base alloy mill shapes
  • titanium and titanium-base alloy mill shapes
  • other nonferrous mill shapes
  • all other nonferrous metal mill shapes
  • nonferrous wire and cable
  • electronic wire and cable
  • telecommunication wire and cable
  • building wire and cable
  • copper wire and cable
  • apparatus wire from purchased insulated wire
  • aluminum wire and cable
  • power wire and cable
  • fiber optic cable
  • other wire and cable
  • nonferrous forge shop products
  • hot impression die, impact, press and upset aluminum and other nonferrous forgings
  • hot impression die, impact, press and upset aluminum and aluminum alloy forgings
  • hot impression die, impact, press and upset titanium and titanium alloy forgings
  • other nonferrous hot impression die impact, press, and upset forgings
  • other nonferrous forgings, including cold impression die impact and seamless rolled
  • nonferrous foundry shop products
  • aluminum castings
  • aluminum die-castings
  • aluminum castings, excluding die-castings
  • castings, nonferrous (except aluminum)
  • nonferrous die-castings (except aluminum)
  • other nonferrous castings (excl. die-castings), ex. copper & aluminum, incl. nickel and zinc
  • copper base castings (excluding die-castings)


PPI data updated: Oct 8, 2019

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