Materials / Aluminum & Metal

Aluminum & Metal prices

Sheet, coil, extrusions, sign blanks, cabinets and fabricated metal letters.

Aluminum mill shapes

+25.2%

YoY · +50.0% since Jan 2025 · Sep 2026

Other aluminum rolling, drawing, and extruding

+26.3%

YoY · +49.9% since Jan 2025 · Sep 2026

Nonferrous mill shapes

+24.1%

YoY · +38.2% since Jan 2025 · Sep 2026

Sign manufacturing (finished signs)

+0.3%

YoY · +2.0% since Jan 2025

Price index since 2019

Aluminum mill shapes (WPU102501)Other aluminum rolling, drawing, and extruding (PCU331318331318)Nonferrous mill shapes (WPU1025)Global price of aluminum (IMF) (PALUMUSDM)Sign manufacturing (PCU339950339950)

Rebased: each line = 100 at Jan 2019. Hover a point for the raw FRED index value. Source: U.S. BLS Producer Price Index / IMF via FRED.

What it means for your quotes

Aluminum mill shapes is +25.2% over the past year and +50.0% since January 2025, while finished-sign prices are +0.3% and +2.0%. Input costs are outrunning what the market is paying for signs, so quotes priced off last year's material costs are likely to lose margin. The log below holds 7 US supplier notices with a stated %, the largest being Gemini Inc. at +13.5% (Flat cut and cast metal letters/logos (2026 catalog)). Check effective dates before you hold a quote open.

Index series used on this page

WPU102501: Aluminum mill shapes (commodity PPI) (Index 1982=100). Used for: Aluminum sheet/coil/extrusion (sign blanks, cabinets, ACM skins).
PCU331318331318: Other aluminum rolling, drawing, and extruding (industry PPI) (Index Dec 1981=100). Used for: Aluminum extrusions (sign cabinets, retainers, Signcomp-type).
WPU1025: Nonferrous mill shapes (commodity PPI) (Index 1982=100). Used for: Aluminum + copper mill products (broader).
PALUMUSDM: Global price of aluminum (IMF) (USD per metric ton). Used for: Raw aluminum benchmark (excludes US Midwest premium/tariff).

Supplier price-increase log (7)

Supplier	Product	Change	Announced	Effective	Region	Source
Signcomp	Aluminum sign extrusions/cabinet systems Mid-West Sign Supply pricing post (title-only post; % and date from post title; announced = post date); third Signcomp increase in ~9 months (9%, 11%, 7%)	+7%	Apr 28, 2026	May 12, 2026	US	source
Mid-West Sign Supply (aluminum mills)	Mill-finish aluminum sign blanks/sheet Mid-West Sign Supply pricing post (title-only post; % and date from post title; announced = post date)	+12%	Mar 5, 2026	Apr 6, 2026	US	source
Mid-West Sign Supply (aluminum mills)	Painted aluminum sheet Mid-West Sign Supply pricing post (title-only post; % and date from post title; announced = post date)	+9%	Mar 5, 2026	Apr 6, 2026	US	source
Gemini Inc.	Flat cut and cast metal letters/logos (2026 catalog) 10% 2025 metal surcharge rolled into base + 3.5% general increase; fabricated metal letters +10%; page last updated 2026-09-24	+13.5%	—	Jan 1, 2026	US	source
Signcomp	Aluminum sign extrusions/cabinet systems Mid-West Sign Supply pricing post (title-only post; % and date from post title; announced = post date)	+11%	Dec 26, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	US	source
Signcomp	Aluminum sign extrusions/cabinet systems Mid-West Sign Supply pricing post (title-only post; % and date from post title; announced = post date); posted after effective date	+9%	Aug 12, 2025	Aug 4, 2025	US	source
Gemini Inc.	Metal letters/plaques/thin-gauge signs (fabricated, flat cut, cast) Tariff surcharge; phase 1 (fabricated/polished flat cut) was set for 2025-03-06 then delayed to 2025-04-15; Gemini cited 15-20% domestic raw-metal increases; no surcharge on acrylic/PVC/laminate	+10%	Mar 5, 2025	Apr 15, 2025	US	source

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