HVAC wholesale prices ticked up in April
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' release marked the largest monthly gain since October 2025
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U.S. wholesale prices of HVAC equipment nudged up in April, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Wednesday.
What’s happening: An HVAC-specific ‘producer price index’ (PPI), which measures the average change over time in the selling prices domestic manufacturers receive for their products, rose 0.6 percent from March.
- That’s the largest monthly gain since October 2025, when the index grew 0.7 percent from September.
- The index had moved less than 0.4 percent each month from November to March 2026.
State of play: Compared to April 2025, the reading is up 3.8 percent, per the BLS — and 46 percent over the past five years, since April 2021.
The big picture: HVAC PPI in April held steadier than the broader economy, which took a harder hit from inflation.
- Overall PPI, covering a range of goods and services across industries, jumped 1.4 percent month-over-month in April — the largest monthly gain since March 2022 — with the index up six percent annually.
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