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Public price indexes for copper, brass, aluminium and steel scrap, with the source on every figure.
- No. 1 copper scrap · Aug 2026 P+5.5%1 month+41.2% 12 months
- No. 2 copper scrap · Aug 2026 P+1.4%1 month+52.9% 12 months
- Yellow brass scrap · Aug 2026 P+2.5%1 month+39.9% 12 months
- Aluminium base scrap · Aug 2026 P+1.2%1 month+30.6% 12 months
- Iron and steel scrap · Aug 2026 P−1.5%1 month+9.5% 12 months
- Refined copper (World Bank) · Sep 2026+1.0%1 month+45.0% 12 months
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED (public domain); World Bank Pink Sheet, CC BY 4.0, shown as a percentage change only. Calculations by ScrapBasin. Indexes, not prices or offers.
How Copper Scrap Indexes Moved
US producer price indexes for copper scrap, published free by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They show how prices received by US sellers changed, not the price you will be paid. The latest four months are preliminary and are revised.
| Series | Latest month | 1 month | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 copper scrap, including wireBLS WPU10230101 | Aug 2026 (P) | +5.5% | +41.2% |
| No. 2 copper scrap, including wireBLS WPU10230102 | Aug 2026 (P) | +1.4% | +52.9% |
| Yellow brass scrapBLS WPU10230103 | Aug 2026 (P) | +2.5% | +39.9% |
| Refined copper, World Bank monthly averageShown as a change only | Sep 2026 | +1.0% | +45.0% |
Scrap Indexes Rose with Refined Copper
Index, December 2025 = 100. Since December 2025: No. 1 copper scrap +30.2% and No. 2 +24.9% to August 2026; refined copper +22.8% to September 2026 and +45.0% on a year.
- Dashed: preliminary months (May to August 2026), revised by the BLS
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED (public domain); World Bank Pink Sheet, CC BY 4.0, update of 2 October 2026, shown as a percentage change only. Calculations by ScrapBasin. Indexes, not prices or offers.
These Series, Recomputed After Each BLS Release
The free monthly Data Note recomputes these series after each BLS release and says, in plain terms, what moved for copper, aluminium, steel and stainless scrap.
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