Producer prices for final demand rose 1.3% in September, bureau says
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said goods prices for final demand climbed 2.6% and services prices went up 0.8%, with data for May through August revised.
AI illustrationProducer prices for final demand rose 1.3% in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its monthly release on producer prices. Prices for final demand goods climbed 2.6%, while the index for final demand services went up 0.8%.
The bureau published the September figures on 15 October 2026. Its tables follow the index month by month from September 2025 through September 2026.
The bureau said some figures in the release may differ from those it reported earlier, because data for May through August have been revised. It said the revisions reflect late reports and corrections from respondents.
In the bureau's tables, final demand is split into goods, services and construction. On the goods side, the release lists foods, energy, and goods less foods and energy, with further detail for consumer goods, private capital equipment, government purchases and exports. Services, in turn, are divided into trade services, transportation and warehousing services, and other services. The construction category is shown separately for private capital investment and for government.
Special groupings in the release include final demand less foods and energy, final demand less foods, energy, and trade services, total exports, total government purchases and personal consumption.
The release also tracks prices for intermediate demand. These are grouped in two ways. One is by commodity type, covering processed goods, unprocessed goods, services and construction. The other is by production flow, which follows the inputs bought by goods, services and construction producers at each stage, including stage 4 and stage 3 intermediate demand.