AI Data Insight
At the end of the second quarter (June) of 2026, the US ISM Manufacturing Prices Index stood at 73.0, dropping significantly from 82.1 in the previous month and falling below market consensus expectations. Although weaker energy prices drove the index to its largest decline since mid-2022, the reading remains well above the 50 boom-or-bust line, indicating that while the pace of raw material cost increases has slowed, overall inflation stickiness persists.