The US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ deep-sea freight transportation producer price index stood at 518.617 for August 2026, compared with 521.184 in July. That is a decrease of 0.49%, calculated from the published index levels.

This is a monthly producer-price index. It is not a spot freight quote, a Baltic index or a vessel-specific rate. The source marks the observations preliminary and subject to revision.

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SeriesPeriodValueUnit
Deep sea freight transportation (producer price index)2026-08518.617index
Deep sea freight transportation (producer price index)2026-07521.184index

Percentage changes are calculated as (current ÷ previous − 1) × 100 and rounded to two decimals.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · PCU483111483111