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Copper mill shape prices hit a record in September 2026, up 30.0% on the year

The producer price index for copper and brass mill shapes rose 1.4% in September 2026 to 835.342, a record and 30.0% above September 2025.

835.34 Index, September 2026 · +1.4% on the month · +30.0% on the year

Copper mill shapes and No. 1 copper scrap both set records in September 2026

Producer price indexes, copper and brass mill shapes (WPU102502, 1982=100) and No. 1 copper scrap (WPU10230101, Dec 1986=100), not seasonally adjusted, monthly since September 2016

Copper mill shapes and No. 1 copper scrap both set records in September 2026Line chart with 121 points from September 2016 to September 2026, in Index. Series: Copper and brass mill shapes, No. 1 copper scrap. Values range from 279 to 855.2004006008001,00020182020202220242026September 2016: 327.90October 2016: 333.10November 2016: 361.90December 2016: 378.60January 2017: 370.40February 2017: 393.90March 2017: 382.40April 2017: 379.60May 2017: 369.30June 2017: 372.10July 2017: 374.90August 2017: 395.00September 2017: 423.20October 2017: 417.00November 2017: 424.90December 2017: 412.80January 2018: 437.10February 2018: 433.10March 2018: 426.30April 2018: 419.10May 2018: 420.20June 2018: 436.20July 2018: 400.00August 2018: 389.60September 2018: 382.80October 2018: 388.50November 2018: 383.10December 2018: 389.10January 2019: 381.50February 2019: 398.30March 2019: 406.90April 2019: 410.00May 2019: 404.60June 2019: 388.50July 2019: 392.40August 2019: 386.20September 2019: 387.00October 2019: 385.30November 2019: 386.20December 2019: 386.70January 2020: 392.80February 2020: 378.40March 2020: 372.80April 2020: 361.70May 2020: 362.80June 2020: 376.00July 2020: 401.70August 2020: 416.20September 2020: 428.70October 2020: 435.80November 2020: 442.70December 2020: 478.00January 2021: 491.90February 2021: 492.70March 2021: 537.50April 2021: 548.80May 2021: 597.80June 2021: 604.20July 2021: 598.26August 2021: 604.92September 2021: 600.57October 2021: 600.88November 2021: 607.97December 2021: 589.90January 2022: 608.18February 2022: 612.89March 2022: 630.32April 2022: 644.25May 2022: 617.89June 2022: 618.56July 2022: 552.61August 2022: 552.95September 2022: 559.20October 2022: 531.67November 2022: 571.55December 2022: 576.41January 2023: 589.24February 2023: 600.96March 2023: 601.15April 2023: 595.90May 2023: 582.58June 2023: 571.26July 2023: 571.64August 2023: 572.41September 2023: 573.76October 2023: 566.37November 2023: 564.71December 2023: 570.56January 2024: 575.23February 2024: 574.35March 2024: 584.92April 2024: 610.59May 2024: 638.24June 2024: 651.51July 2024: 630.54August 2024: 618.58September 2024: 622.69October 2024: 634.98November 2024: 649.17December 2024: 637.51January 2025: 645.99February 2025: 657.85March 2025: 627.56April 2025: 638.40May 2025: 630.20June 2025: 637.41July 2025: 663.30August 2025: 672.66September 2025: 642.68October 2025: 669.85November 2025: 691.21December 2025: 712.57January 2026: 747.38February 2026: 765.23March 2026: 767.06April 2026: 774.29May 2026: 809.78June 2026: 809.09July 2026: 802.06August 2026: 823.44September 2026: 835.34September 2016: 284.50October 2016: 279.10November 2016: 297.60December 2016: 316.40January 2017: 319.60February 2017: 336.30March 2017: 332.00April 2017: 332.00May 2017: 330.10June 2017: 329.70July 2017: 334.00August 2017: 346.30September 2017: 368.30October 2017: 367.70November 2017: 384.00December 2017: 381.20January 2018: 397.30February 2018: 391.00March 2018: 393.80April 2018: 393.90May 2018: 390.00June 2018: 399.80July 2018: 389.80August 2018: 354.90September 2018: 338.50October 2018: 346.90November 2018: 346.50December 2018: 345.80January 2019: 338.20February 2019: 341.90March 2019: 357.60April 2019: 363.20May 2019: 355.60June 2019: 330.20July 2019: 333.30August 2019: 322.00September 2019: 315.60October 2019: 315.70November 2019: 327.20December 2019: 331.60January 2020: 344.60February 2020: 321.10March 2020: 294.80April 2020: 289.40May 2020: 298.50June 2020: 327.80July 2020: 369.90August 2020: 367.90September 2020: 375.20October 2020: 375.90November 2020: 383.50December 2020: 440.70January 2021: 448.20February 2021: 451.40March 2021: 507.40April 2021: 521.80May 2021: 577.90June 2021: 548.30July 2021: 542.77August 2021: 543.68September 2021: 537.14October 2021: 554.21November 2021: 554.11December 2021: 549.89January 2022: 567.01February 2022: 576.40March 2022: 586.17April 2022: 599.29May 2022: 542.02June 2022: 524.90July 2022: 434.02August 2022: 447.80September 2022: 453.87October 2022: 433.54November 2022: 492.82December 2022: 498.12January 2023: 514.97February 2023: 517.70March 2023: 518.61April 2023: 511.71May 2023: 495.12June 2023: 498.93July 2023: 495.79August 2023: 493.94September 2023: 493.61October 2023: 477.28November 2023: 481.41December 2023: 490.07January 2024: 489.60February 2024: 493.31March 2024: 517.59April 2024: 554.28May 2024: 597.19June 2024: 565.75July 2024: 579.82August 2024: 523.38September 2024: 527.52October 2024: 543.88November 2024: 523.82December 2024: 532.32January 2025: 537.86February 2025: 555.00March 2025: 588.36April 2025: 544.48May 2025: 551.73June 2025: 571.24July 2025: 593.13August 2025: 598.01September 2025: 573.69October 2025: 618.36November 2025: 631.88December 2025: 648.91January 2026: 738.90February 2026: 750.17March 2026: 744.00April 2026: 761.30May 2026: 803.72June 2026: 805.07July 2026: 811.11August 2026: 848.85September 2026: 854.66835.34Copper and brass mill shapes854.66No. 1 copper scrap
Copper mill shapes and No. 1 copper scrap both set records in September 2026Line chart with 121 points from September 2016 to September 2026, in Index. Series: Copper and brass mill shapes, No. 1 copper scrap. Values range from 279 to 855.2004006008001,000201920222025September 2016: 327.90October 2016: 333.10November 2016: 361.90December 2016: 378.60January 2017: 370.40February 2017: 393.90March 2017: 382.40April 2017: 379.60May 2017: 369.30June 2017: 372.10July 2017: 374.90August 2017: 395.00September 2017: 423.20October 2017: 417.00November 2017: 424.90December 2017: 412.80January 2018: 437.10February 2018: 433.10March 2018: 426.30April 2018: 419.10May 2018: 420.20June 2018: 436.20July 2018: 400.00August 2018: 389.60September 2018: 382.80October 2018: 388.50November 2018: 383.10December 2018: 389.10January 2019: 381.50February 2019: 398.30March 2019: 406.90April 2019: 410.00May 2019: 404.60June 2019: 388.50July 2019: 392.40August 2019: 386.20September 2019: 387.00October 2019: 385.30November 2019: 386.20December 2019: 386.70January 2020: 392.80February 2020: 378.40March 2020: 372.80April 2020: 361.70May 2020: 362.80June 2020: 376.00July 2020: 401.70August 2020: 416.20September 2020: 428.70October 2020: 435.80November 2020: 442.70December 2020: 478.00January 2021: 491.90February 2021: 492.70March 2021: 537.50April 2021: 548.80May 2021: 597.80June 2021: 604.20July 2021: 598.26August 2021: 604.92September 2021: 600.57October 2021: 600.88November 2021: 607.97December 2021: 589.90January 2022: 608.18February 2022: 612.89March 2022: 630.32April 2022: 644.25May 2022: 617.89June 2022: 618.56July 2022: 552.61August 2022: 552.95September 2022: 559.20October 2022: 531.67November 2022: 571.55December 2022: 576.41January 2023: 589.24February 2023: 600.96March 2023: 601.15April 2023: 595.90May 2023: 582.58June 2023: 571.26July 2023: 571.64August 2023: 572.41September 2023: 573.76October 2023: 566.37November 2023: 564.71December 2023: 570.56January 2024: 575.23February 2024: 574.35March 2024: 584.92April 2024: 610.59May 2024: 638.24June 2024: 651.51July 2024: 630.54August 2024: 618.58September 2024: 622.69October 2024: 634.98November 2024: 649.17December 2024: 637.51January 2025: 645.99February 2025: 657.85March 2025: 627.56April 2025: 638.40May 2025: 630.20June 2025: 637.41July 2025: 663.30August 2025: 672.66September 2025: 642.68October 2025: 669.85November 2025: 691.21December 2025: 712.57January 2026: 747.38February 2026: 765.23March 2026: 767.06April 2026: 774.29May 2026: 809.78June 2026: 809.09July 2026: 802.06August 2026: 823.44September 2026: 835.34September 2016: 284.50October 2016: 279.10November 2016: 297.60December 2016: 316.40January 2017: 319.60February 2017: 336.30March 2017: 332.00April 2017: 332.00May 2017: 330.10June 2017: 329.70July 2017: 334.00August 2017: 346.30September 2017: 368.30October 2017: 367.70November 2017: 384.00December 2017: 381.20January 2018: 397.30February 2018: 391.00March 2018: 393.80April 2018: 393.90May 2018: 390.00June 2018: 399.80July 2018: 389.80August 2018: 354.90September 2018: 338.50October 2018: 346.90November 2018: 346.50December 2018: 345.80January 2019: 338.20February 2019: 341.90March 2019: 357.60April 2019: 363.20May 2019: 355.60June 2019: 330.20July 2019: 333.30August 2019: 322.00September 2019: 315.60October 2019: 315.70November 2019: 327.20December 2019: 331.60January 2020: 344.60February 2020: 321.10March 2020: 294.80April 2020: 289.40May 2020: 298.50June 2020: 327.80July 2020: 369.90August 2020: 367.90September 2020: 375.20October 2020: 375.90November 2020: 383.50December 2020: 440.70January 2021: 448.20February 2021: 451.40March 2021: 507.40April 2021: 521.80May 2021: 577.90June 2021: 548.30July 2021: 542.77August 2021: 543.68September 2021: 537.14October 2021: 554.21November 2021: 554.11December 2021: 549.89January 2022: 567.01February 2022: 576.40March 2022: 586.17April 2022: 599.29May 2022: 542.02June 2022: 524.90July 2022: 434.02August 2022: 447.80September 2022: 453.87October 2022: 433.54November 2022: 492.82December 2022: 498.12January 2023: 514.97February 2023: 517.70March 2023: 518.61April 2023: 511.71May 2023: 495.12June 2023: 498.93July 2023: 495.79August 2023: 493.94September 2023: 493.61October 2023: 477.28November 2023: 481.41December 2023: 490.07January 2024: 489.60February 2024: 493.31March 2024: 517.59April 2024: 554.28May 2024: 597.19June 2024: 565.75July 2024: 579.82August 2024: 523.38September 2024: 527.52October 2024: 543.88November 2024: 523.82December 2024: 532.32January 2025: 537.86February 2025: 555.00March 2025: 588.36April 2025: 544.48May 2025: 551.73June 2025: 571.24July 2025: 593.13August 2025: 598.01September 2025: 573.69October 2025: 618.36November 2025: 631.88December 2025: 648.91January 2026: 738.90February 2026: 750.17March 2026: 744.00April 2026: 761.30May 2026: 803.72June 2026: 805.07July 2026: 811.11August 2026: 848.85September 2026: 854.66835.34Copper and brass mill shapes854.66No. 1 copper scrap
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  • No. 1 copper scrap
June through September 2026 are preliminary. The two indexes have different base periods, so the gap between the lines does not compare price levels. Source: fred.stlouisfed.org
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PricesCopper mill shape prices hit a record in September 2026, up 30.0% on the year FeatureThe producer price index for copper and brass mill shapes rose 1.4% in September 2026 to 835.342, a record and 30.0% above September 2025.