# Metal stampings (US): cost structure and price drivers

Tacto Cost Reference · Data period 2026-09 · Canonical: https://intelligence.tacto.ai/agents/costs/us/metal-stampings

## US

Data period 2026-09. Codes: NAICS 332119.

## Cost structure

| Element | Share | Basis |
| -- | -- | -- |
| materials | 52% | US Census, Economic Census 2022 (NAICS 332119) |
| energy | 1% | US Census, Economic Census 2022 (NAICS 332119) |
| labour | 24% | US Census, Economic Census 2022 (NAICS 332119) |
| other | 23% | US Census, Economic Census 2022 (NAICS 332119) |

## What each driver did

| Driver | Share | Series | 3 months | 12 months | 24 months |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| steel | 44% | Steel mill products (BLS:WPU1017) | +5.8% | +25.1% | +40.7% |
| aluminium | 8% | Aluminum mill shapes (BLS:WPU102501) | −5.9% | +25.3% | +57.7% |
| electricity | 1% | PPI Commodity data for Fuels and related products and power-Industrial electric power, not seasonally adjusted (WPU0543) | +3.3% | +4.2% | +7.6% |
| natural gas and fuels | 0% | PPI Commodity data for Fuels and related products and power-Industrial natural gas, not seasonally adjusted (WPU0553) | −2.2% | +0.7% | +16.4% |
| wages | 24% | Average hourly earnings of all employees, manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted (CEU3000000003) | +1.1% | +3.9% | +8.1% |
| producer prices (overhead and margin) | 23% | PPI industry data for Other metal stamping, except automotive, not seasonally adjusted (PCU332119332119) | +1.3% | +3.5% | +5.9% |

## What increase is justified today

| Price set | Justified today | Range |
| -- | -- | -- |
| 6 months ago | +8.2% | +5.2% to +11.1% |
| 12 months ago | +14.8% | +9.3% to +20.3% |
| 24 months ago | +25.8% | +16.3% to +35.3% |

## What producers charged

| Producer price index | Latest | 3 months | 12 months | 24 months |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| PPI industry data for Other metal stamping, except automotive-Metal job stampings, except automotive, not seasonally adjusted (PCU3321193321193, Index Jun 1984=100) | — | — | — | — |

## Sources

- US Census, Economic Census 2022 (NAICS 332119)
- Steel mill products (BLS:WPU1017, bls)
- Aluminum mill shapes (BLS:WPU102501, bls)
- PPI Commodity data for Fuels and related products and power-Industrial electric power, not seasonally adjusted (WPU0543, bls)
- PPI Commodity data for Fuels and related products and power-Industrial natural gas, not seasonally adjusted (WPU0553, bls)
- Average hourly earnings of all employees, manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted (CEU3000000003, bls)
- PPI industry data for Other metal stamping, except automotive, not seasonally adjusted (PCU332119332119, bls)

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## Method

The cost structure splits what producers in this industry spend into materials, labour, energy and the rest, from public statistics where they exist and labelled as an estimate where they don't. Each driver is a public index. A justified increase is each share times its driver's move since the old price, summed, with a range for how sure the shares are. The producer price index shows what producers actually charged over the same time.