Metals price indices for US
34 official price series covering 5 subcategories in US. Sources: FRED, EIA, USDA, DBnomics. Latest data: 2026-03-01.
Metals indices for US cover 34 series across Iron & Steel, Metal Products, Base Metals. Latest data: 2026-03-01. PPI: Steel Mill Products leads the upside at +2.2% over the past month, +16.4% year on year. For procurement teams sourcing metals inputs in or from US, the table below carries the full series, source IDs, and frequencies so you can pull the raw data into a negotiation model or supplier benchmarking view.
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Indices and recent changes
Ranked by 1-month change. Click any row for full chart and forecast.
| Index | Current | 1M | 3M | 12M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPI: Steel Mill Products Iron & Steel · Index | 270.23 | +2.2% | +6.3% | +16.4% |
| PPI: Aluminum Extruded Product Mfg Aluminum · Index | 376.57 | +2.1% | +9.0% | +32.3% |
| PPI: Hot Rolled Bars, Plates & Structural Iron & Steel · Index | 331.67 | +2.1% | +6.2% | +15.4% |
| PPI: Nonferrous Metal Scrap Base Metals · Index | 521.83 | +2.0% | +5.0% | +67.0% |
| PPI: Iron & Steel (Aggregate) Iron & Steel · Index | 346.92 | +1.6% | +7.1% | +10.8% |
| PPI: Forging & Stamping Metal Products · Index | 204.59 | +1.0% | +2.6% | +7.2% |
| PPI: Nonferrous Metals (Aggregate) Base Metals · Index | 511.55 | +0.8% | +8.2% | +36.7% |
| PPI: Iron & Steel Scrap Iron & Steel · Index | 615.96 | +0.7% | +15.7% | +1.3% |
| PPI: Fabricated Metal Products Metal Products · Index | 310.13 | +0.6% | +1.4% | +6.3% |
| PPI: Cold Rolled Steel Sheet & Strip Iron & Steel · Index | 406.97 | +0.4% | +6.8% | +14.3% |
| PPI: Stainless Steel Scrap Iron & Steel · Index | 576.86 | +0.2% | +15.9% | +1.7% |
| PPI: Metal Tank Manufacturing Metal Products · Index | 301.93 | +0.1% | +0.3% | +9.8% |
| PPI: Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Fasteners Metal Products · Index | 328.9 | +0.0% | +0.7% | +3.5% |
| PPI: Wire & Cable Metal Products · Index | 168.77 | -0.0% | +6.3% | +21.3% |
| PPI: Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding Copper · Index | 168.77 | -0.0% | +6.3% | +21.3% |
| PPI: Steel Pipe & Tube Iron & Steel · Index | 175.3 | -0.0% | -10.2% | +2.9% |
| PPI: Aluminum Sheet, Plate & Foil Aluminum · Index | 221.71 | -0.0% | +3.6% | +12.0% |
| PPI: Spring & Wire Products Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Springs & Wire Products Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Steel Wire & Wire Products Iron & Steel · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Aluminum Mill Shapes Aluminum · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Primary Aluminum Ingot Aluminum · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Copper & Brass Mill Shapes Copper · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Copper Wire & Cable Copper · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Forging & Stamping (4-digit NAICS) Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Cutlery & Handtool Mfg Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Architectural & Structural Metals Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Fabricated Structural Metal Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Boiler, Tank & Shipping Container Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Hardware Mfg Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Spring & Wire Product Mfg Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Machine Shops, Turned Product, Screw Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Ball & Roller Bearing Mfg Metal Products · Index | — | — | — | — |
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Data is refreshed on source release. FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), EIA (US Energy Information Administration), USDA NASS, and DBnomics aggregate official series from 90+ statistical agencies. All series IDs shown above can be retrieved via the free ProcureIndex API: /docs. Methodology and freshness logic at /docs/sources.