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US PPI — Newsprint

Producer Price Index for newsprint.

165.051+6.8% m/m+29.7% y/y+20.8% 5y

Sep 2026 value · Next print expected around Nov 2026 · Source: BLS

Price history

Sep 2026 · latest165.051+20.8%since Sep 2021
10012014016018020020222023202420252026165.1
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Range
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MonthValueChange m/m
Sep 2026+6.8%
Aug 2026+0.0%
Jul 2026+0.5%
Jun 2026+5.9%
May 2026+1.1%
Apr 2026+0.8%
Mar 2026+3.9%
Feb 2026+1.4%
Jan 2026+4.9%
Dec 2025+0.0%
Nov 2025−0.2%
Oct 2025+1.3%
Sep 2025−3.1%

Same numbers as the chart, straight from BLS. Dates are the first of each period, the way BLS reports them.

How it's built

Newsprint rose 29.7% over the last 12 months, more than any of its main inputs. Input costs are not adding pressure right now.

Made from12 mo
Wood PulpWPU0911+0.3%Corrugated Recyclable PaperWPU09120325+18.4%Industrial Electric PowerWPU0543+4.2%

Pulp, paper, and allied productsPulp, paper, and prod., ex. bldg. paperPaper

WPU091302Newsprint165.051Sep 2026 · +29.7% over 12 months
Related12 mo
Writing and Printing PapersWPU091301+10.1%Corrugated Paperboard in Sheets and Rolls, Lined and UnlinedWPU091405+7.9%

Key figures

Since Jan 2017
+38.9%
118.8 to 165.1
12-month volatility
±2.4%
std. dev. of monthly change
Largest monthly rise
+9.1%
Aug 2024
10% cap would bind
20 of 36
months, annual base reset
  • From Jan 2017 to Sep 2026 the index went from 118.8 to 165.1, a change of +38.9%.
  • Highest reading in that period: 179.2 in Oct 2022. Lowest: 109.4 in Dec 2020.
  • Largest one-month rise: +9.1% in Aug 2024. Largest one-month fall: -9.7% in Jul 2024.
  • For a clause that resets its base every year, a 10% cap or floor would have limited the adjustment in 20 of the last 36 months.

Use it in a contract

Draft clause citing this series

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 — Newsprint (BLS series WPU091302), published by BLS.

Base Period: the index value published for September 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.]
Use in Google Sheets: =ESCALAKE("wpu091302")
Why contracts cite this index

A secularly declining but still actively published series, relevant only to a legacy print or publishing contract still buying newsprint directly.

How this index is used (1 guide)

How do you calculate a paper or pulp price escalation clause using the PPI?

Divide the current value of the BLS series for the stage you buy (WPU0911 for wood pulp, WPU0913 for paper) by its value at contract signing, then apply that ratio to the pulp or paper part of the price. A usable clause also names an averaging window, a rule for revised values and missing months, and a cap.

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