Index lookup · WPU09120325
Producer Price Index commodity data for corrugated recyclable paper, the recovered-fiber stream used as a substitute or supplement for virgin wood pulp in corrugated paperboard production. Index base: June 2006 = 100.
Latest value is 1 month old. Next update expected around Sep 2026.
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Strongest average month-over-month move historically: October (-11.8% avg).
Fits a recycler or mill buying recovered corrugated material as feedstock, a different supply-chain position from PCU32221132221102 (Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing) or WPU0911 (Wood Pulp). This series tracks recovered fiber cost, which can move independently of, and sometimes opposite to, virgin wood pulp cost.
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 — Corrugated Recyclable Paper (BLS series WPU09120325), 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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Compare the current value of BLS series WPU09150301 (Corrugated Shipping Containers) to its value at contract signing, turn that into a ratio, and apply the ratio to the corrugated boxes-affected line items. A usable clause also names an averaging window, a publication-lag rule, and a cap.
Read more →A paper or pulp PPI escalation clause compares a current-period Producer Price Index value for the relevant pulp or paper series to the value at contract signing (the base period), turns that into a ratio, then applies the ratio to the contract price or affected line items. BLS publishes separate series for upstream wood pulp and downstream paper, so which one applies depends on which stage of the supply chain the contract actually buys.
Read more →Escalake tracks US PPI — Corrugated Recyclable Paper, applies your formula, and gives both sides a number they can confirm, no spreadsheet required.
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