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Building-product price increases over time: Plumbing & PVF
How many manufacturer price increases take effect each month, and the average and median stated increase where the letter gives a percentage. 213 increases from January 2025 to April 2027; 153 state a %, average 8.2%, median 6%.
Bars: increases taking effect that month (left axis). Lines: average and median stated % (right axis), using the midpoint of a stated range. Surcharges, decreases and rescinded increases are counted separately in the table below.
Month by month
| Month | Increases | With % | Avg % | Median % | Surcharges | Decreases / rescinded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 10 | 6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 14 | 9 | 4.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 33 | 18 | 6.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 23 | 15 | 13.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 23 | 18 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 12 | 6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 6 | 4 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 7 | 7 | 9.4 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| September 2025 | 8 | 8 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 8 | 6 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 9 | 7 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 4 | 4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 7 | 6 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 14 | 12 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 5 | 5 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2026 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| December 2026 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| January 2027 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| February 2027 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| March 2027 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| April 2027 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |