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US PPI — Sanitary Tissue Paper Products, Made in Paper Mills

Producer Price Index for sanitary tissue paper products made in paper mills.

136.101+0.1% m/m+4.1% y/y+18.9% 5y

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

Price history

Sep 2026 · latest136.101+18.9%since Sep 2021
11012013014020222023202420252026136.1
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MonthValueChange m/m
Sep 2026+0.1%
Aug 2026+0.9%
Jul 2026+2.1%
Jun 2026+0.2%
May 2026−0.0%
Apr 2026−0.5%
Mar 2026+0.2%
Feb 2026−0.6%
Jan 2026+0.3%
Dec 2025−0.2%
Nov 2025+0.0%
Oct 2025+1.6%
Sep 2025+0.6%

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How it's built

Tissue paper rose 4.1% 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%

Pulp, paper, and allied productsPulp, paper, and prod., ex. bldg. paperConverted paper and paperboard productsSanitary paper products, including stock

WPU091501233Sanitary Tissue Paper Products, Made in Paper Mills136.101Sep 2026 · +4.1% over 12 months

Key figures

Since Jan 2017
+20.7%
112.8 to 136.1
12-month volatility
±0.8%
std. dev. of monthly change
Largest monthly rise
+3.6%
Nov 2022
10% cap would bind
0 of 36
months, annual base reset
  • From Jan 2017 to Sep 2026 the index went from 112.8 to 136.1, a change of +20.7%.
  • Highest reading in that period: 137.1 in May 2023. Lowest: 108.0 in Mar 2018.
  • Largest one-month rise: +3.6% in Nov 2022. Largest one-month fall: -2.5% in Nov 2017.
  • The year-over-year change stayed within 10% either way in each of the last 36 months, so a 10% annual cap or floor would not have been reached.

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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 — Sanitary Tissue Paper Products, Made in Paper Mills (BLS series WPU091501233), 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.]
Why contracts cite this index

More an institutional and janitorial supply input than a manufacturing one, relevant to a facilities-management or janitorial-supply contract rather than a typical production contract.

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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