Rank,Series,Group,BLS series ID,Base period,Jan 2020 value,Latest month,Latest value,Change since Jan 2020 (%),Gap vs CPI-U (percentage points)
1,Cold rolled steel sheet and strip,Input,WPU101707,Jun 1982=100,218.6,Sep 2026,492.454 (p),125.3,+94.7
2,Copper and copper alloy pipe and tube,Input,WPU10250239,Jun 2004=100,192.3,Apr 2026,406.17,111.2,+80.6
3,Copper wire and cable,Input,WPU10260314,Dec 1986=100,302.1,Sep 2026,607.705 (p),101.2,+70.6
4,Aluminum mill shapes,Input,WPU102501,1982=100,192.3,Sep 2026,370.48 (p),92.7,+62.1
5,NAICS 333415 industry (all HVAC and refrigeration equipment),Equipment,PCU333415333415,Dec 1982=100,204.2,Sep 2026,327.608 (p),60.4,+29.8
6,Unitary air conditioners,Equipment,PCU333415333415E,Dec 1982=100,189.2,Sep 2026,298.154 (p),57.6,+27.0
7,Warm-air furnaces,Equipment,PCU333415333415C,Dec 1989=100,164.7,Sep 2026,259.617 (p),57.6,+27.0
8,Parts and accessories for AC and heat transfer equipment,Equipment,PCU333415333415D,Dec 1989=100,186.2,Sep 2026,292.258 (p),57.0,+26.4
9,Furnaces and heaters incl. parts (commodity),Equipment,WPU106201,1982=100,221.2,Sep 2026,337.509 (p),52.6,+22.0
10,"Average hourly earnings, plumbing and HVAC contractors",Comparison,CEU2023822003,dollars,31.06,Aug 2026,42.69 (p),37.4,+6.8
11,"PPI plumbing and HVAC contractors, nonresidential work",Comparison,PCU23822X23822X,Dec 2007=100,138.8,Sep 2026,187.203 (p),34.9,+4.3
12,PPI final demand,Comparison,WPUFD4,Nov 2009=100,119,Sep 2026,159.613 (p),34.1,+3.5
13,CPI-U all items (consumer inflation),Comparison,CUUR0000SA0,1982-84=100,257.971,Sep 2026,336.94,30.6,+0.0
14,Heat pumps,Equipment,PCU333415333415H,Dec 2009=100,117.1,Sep 2026,141.447 (p),20.8,-9.8