Index lookup · WPU091405
Producer Price Index commodity data for corrugated paperboard sold as sheets and rolls, lined or unlined, the semi-finished material stage before conversion into boxes. Index base: 1982 = 100.
Latest value is 1 month old. Next update expected around Sep 2026.
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Strongest average month-over-month move historically: July (+1.5% avg).
Fits a box-plant supply contract for the sheet or roll stock itself, distinct from PCU32221132221102 (Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing, Corrugated Shipping Containers for Paper and Allied Products). A contract buying finished boxes should cite that series instead, since this one only fits a contract for the unconverted material.
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 Paperboard in Sheets and Rolls, Lined and Unlined (BLS series WPU091405), 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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