Index lookup · PCU325510325510
US PPI — Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Producer Price Index for the paint and coating manufacturing industry, a PCU index covering finished paints, varnishes, and industrial coatings at the plant gate. Index base: June 1983 = 100.
Latest value is 1 month old. Next update expected around Sep 2026.
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Data & insights
Key figures
- From Jan 2024 to Aug 2026 the index went from 414.2 to 450.0, a change of +8.7%.
- Highest reading in that period: 450.0 in Aug 2026. Lowest: 412.4 in Apr 2024.
- Largest one-month rise: +1.9% in Aug 2025. Largest one-month fall: -0.2% in Apr 2024.
- The year-over-year change stayed within 10% either way in each of the last 20 months, so a 10% annual cap or floor would not have been reached.
Strongest average month-over-month move historically: August (+1.2% avg).
What this means for your clause
Cited in construction and industrial coating supply contracts where the buyer wants the finished-product price rather than the resin or pigment inputs behind it. A contract sourcing raw resin directly should use the plastics resin series instead, since resin and finished paint do not move in lockstep once labor and packaging are added.
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A starting point citing this series by name and code. Replace the bracketed terms with your contract's actual scope before use.
The [affected portion] of the Contract Price shall be adjusted using US PPI — Paint and Coating Manufacturing (BLS series PCU325510325510), published by BLS. Base Period: the index value published for August 2026 (or the month of contract signing, if different) is the Base Value. Adjustment: at each Adjustment Date, the Current Value is the most recently published three-month average of the index (the Averaging Window). The Escalation Factor equals Current Value divided by Base Value. Cap: the Escalation Factor applied under this clause shall not exceed 1.10 or fall below 0.90 (a 10% cap and floor) in any single Adjustment Date, regardless of the index's actual movement. [Replace bracketed terms with your contract's actual affected-portion definition and adjustment-date schedule before use. This is a drafting starting point, not legal advice.]
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