Price Index Profiles

Price Index Profiles are a product included with Business Environment Profiles that track over 1,500 price indeces sourced primarily from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

They draw on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index survey, which measures the average change over time in the prices that domestic producers receive for their goods and services. These prices are often captured at the first commercial transaction.

Price Index Profiles are currently only available for the US.

There are 1,508 US Price Index Profiles. You can download the list to see exactly which products and services are covered.

Price Index Profiles are located in the Products tab at the top of the platform under Supplementary Products.

You can also search for specific drivers in the homepage or navigation menu search bars.

Improve cost modeling: Strengthen financial projections and budgeting by incorporating near-real-time input cost trends into your models.

Anticipate price shocks: Track early signals of volatility in raw material or service pricing to inform pricing strategy, sourcing decisions or risk planning.

Support contract negotiations: Use historical and recent pricing data to back up terms in supplier contracts or long-term agreements.

Inform valuation or due diligence work: Understand historical input cost trends that may affect a company’s margins or future earnings potential.

The Performance Snapshot gives a visual overview of the price index's historical and forecast values, including Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) and a long-term trend chart. This section helps you quickly grasp how the index has changed over time and where it's headed.

You can also find the monthly and annual data behind the graph in a table at the bottom of the section.

Data for Price Index Profiles is primarily sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Producer Price Index (PPI) survey, which measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services.
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We generate forecasts for Price Index Profiles using the most appropriate model based on the index’s frequency, volatility and seasonal behavior. Methods may include hybrid machine learning, generalized time series, time series with external regressors or seasonal decomposition.

This flexible approach enables our forecasts to adapt to various economic conditions while maintaining accuracy and reliability.

Yes, you can download the chart or the data table. Click the your preferred download format next to Download in the bottom right-hand corner of either the chart or the table.

We update Price Index Profiles every two months.

Because producers do not keep tariffs and taxes as revenue, these costs are excluded from Producer Price Index (PPI) data. However, producers may adjust prices in response to tariffs, indirectly affecting the PPI.

For example, if a domestic producer faces import competition and tariffs are placed on those imports, it may raise prices. These price changes would be reflected in the PPI.

Likewise, if a foreign country imposes tariffs on US exports, a domestic producer might lower prices to compete abroad or sell excess inventory at home, and those declines would also appear in the PPI.

For additional questions regarding Price Index Profiles, please contact your Client Relationship Manager. If you don’t have an IBISWorld account, please contact us to learn more about our membership options.