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Market pulse

What changed upstream—and why buyers track it.

Upstream EIA signals and separately labeled U.S. and European resin-direction proxies. None is a named-resin transaction quote.

Values retain their source-native units and precision. Use them as market context, not as supplier quotations.

UpstreamSix EIA references
Resin directionU.S. + Europe official indices
UsePressure context, not price advice

Resin price direction · United States

Thermoplastic resin producer-price pressure

BLS WPU0662 is a broad monthly index, not PP, PE, ABS, PC or a USD/t quotation.

Latest index296.62026-07 · preliminary
Month over month-6.2%Direction of the broad basket
12-month change11.3%Same broad BLS basket
  1. 266.4
  2. 263.9
  3. 260.7
  4. 260.4
  5. 258.0
  6. 253.7
  7. 254.2
  8. 260.7
  9. 266.7
  10. 284.5
  11. 327.3
  12. 316.0
  13. 296.6

OBSERVED BLS INDEX / PROXY: useful for market direction only. It cannot be converted into a named-resin transaction price without a separately comparable price basis. Official BLS PPI database .

Resin price direction · Europe

Primary-form plastics producer-price direction

Two official France series show direction at different publication vintages. They are kept separate and are never averaged.

Eurostat · France

Manufacture of plastics in primary forms

112.2Index, 2021=100 · 2026-06 · provisionalMoM -3.2% · YoY 21.3%

INSEE · France

Plastics in primary forms

116.7Index, base 2021 · 2026-06 · provisionalMoM -1.4% · YoY 24.9%

OBSERVED OFFICIAL INDICES / PROXY: Eurostat NACE C2016 and INSEE CPF 20.16 measure primary-form plastics producer-price direction, not a named resin or transaction price. Their provisional values can differ because revision and transmission dates differ. Eurostat official API · INSEE official series .

UPSTREAM REFERENCE · OBSERVED

↓ -5.13%

WTI crude

80.46 $/barrel

Cushing, Oklahoma · 2026-07

WTI crude fell 5.13% month over month, indicating easing pressure in this upstream reference. It does not predict a supplier or resin transaction price.

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SOURCE DATA · Official source and methodology shown

How this number was prepared

The latest source observation and exact prior-month observation were compared without estimating a missing period.

UPSTREAM REFERENCE · OBSERVED

↓ -1.92%

Brent crude

83.76 $/barrel

Europe / North Sea benchmark · 2026-07

Brent crude fell 1.92% month over month, indicating easing pressure in this upstream reference. It does not predict a supplier or resin transaction price.

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SOURCE DATA · Official source and methodology shown

How this number was prepared

The latest source observation and exact prior-month observation were compared without estimating a missing period.

UPSTREAM REFERENCE · OBSERVED

↓ -6.887%

Mont Belvieu propane

0.703 $/gallon

Mont Belvieu, Texas · 2026-07

Mont Belvieu propane fell 6.887% month over month, indicating easing pressure in this upstream reference. It does not predict a supplier or resin transaction price.

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SOURCE DATA · Official source and methodology shown

How this number was prepared

The latest source observation and exact prior-month observation were compared without estimating a missing period.

UPSTREAM REFERENCE · OBSERVED

↓ -8.25%

Henry Hub gas

2.89 $/MMBtu

Henry Hub, Louisiana · 2026-07

Henry Hub gas fell 8.25% month over month, indicating easing pressure in this upstream reference. It does not predict a supplier or resin transaction price.

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SOURCE DATA · Official source and methodology shown

How this number was prepared

The latest source observation and exact prior-month observation were compared without estimating a missing period.

UPSTREAM REFERENCE · OBSERVED

↓ -12.86%

U.S. industrial gas

4.27 $/Mcf

United States average · 2026-05

U.S. industrial gas fell 12.86% month over month, indicating easing pressure in this upstream reference. It does not predict a supplier or resin transaction price.

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SOURCE DATA · Official source and methodology shown

How this number was prepared

The latest source observation and exact prior-month observation were compared without estimating a missing period.

UPSTREAM REFERENCE · OBSERVED

↑ 0.58%

U.S. industrial electricity

8.71 ¢/kWh

United States average · 2026-05

U.S. industrial electricity rose 0.58% month over month, indicating increasing pressure in this upstream reference. It does not predict a supplier or resin transaction price.

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SOURCE DATA · Official source and methodology shown

How this number was prepared

The latest source observation and exact prior-month observation were compared without estimating a missing period.