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US chip producer prices move furthest from their usual pace

US chip producer prices rose 26.0% on a year in September 2026. That change is 5.2 standard deviations above the average change since 2005, and no other series on the chip cycle board is as far from normal. Below, each day of AI and chip news sits beside the releases of that day.

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Three chip readings move more than two standard deviations from normal

z-score: the change on a year against every month since 2005 · far: beyond ±2 · next release as of the build day
Each chip cycle series, furthest from normal first: newest month, change on a year, z-score and the release that publishes it next
Series Newest On a year z Next release
US chip producer pricesfar from normal Sep 2026 +26.0% +5.2 Producer prices of chips and servers, Fri 13 Nov
US memory imports from Taiwan, Korea and Mexicofar from normal Aug 2026 +497.4% +3.5 US imports, Tue 8 Dec
US electronics new ordersfar from normal Aug 2026 +16.6% +2.2 not on the Calendar
US electronics inventory ratio Aug 2026 −0.12 points −1.6 not on the Calendar
South Korea memory exports Dec 2025 +69.8% +1.4 not on the Calendar
South Korea memory, dollars a kilogram Dec 2025 +35.0% +0.6 not on the Calendar
US chip output Sep 2026 +19.9% +0.5 Chip output and capacity, Tue 17 Nov
US chip capacity in use Sep 2026 +2.79 points +0.4 Chip output and capacity, Tue 17 Nov
US processor imports from Taiwan, Korea and Mexico Aug 2026 +60.9% +0.3 US imports, Tue 8 Dec
US chip jobs Sep 2026 0.0% +0.2 Payrolls and unemployment, Fri 4 Dec

Each day’s news beside that day’s releases

filings and rules in full, and the 3 most-read other items of each day · releases from the Calendar · times in UTC
  1. Thursday 12 November 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

    Filings and rules

    None that day.

  2. Wednesday 11 November 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

  3. Tuesday 10 November 2026

    Releases

  4. Monday 9 November 2026

  5. Sunday 8 November 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

    Filings and rules

    None that day.

    Most read

  6. Saturday 7 November 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

    Filings and rules

    None that day.

    Most read

  7. Friday 6 November 2026

  8. Thursday 5 November 2026

  9. Wednesday 4 November 2026

    Releases

  10. Tuesday 3 November 2026

    Releases

  11. Monday 2 November 2026

    Releases

  12. Sunday 1 November 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

    Filings and rules

    None that day.

    Most read

  13. Saturday 31 October 2026

    Releases

    Filings and rules

    None that day.

    Most read

  14. Friday 30 October 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

  15. Thursday 29 October 2026

  16. Wednesday 28 October 2026

  17. Tuesday 27 October 2026

  18. Monday 26 October 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

  19. Sunday 25 October 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

  20. Saturday 24 October 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

  21. Friday 23 October 2026

  22. Thursday 22 October 2026

  23. Wednesday 21 October 2026

  24. Tuesday 20 October 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

  25. Monday 19 October 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

  26. Sunday 18 October 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

  27. Saturday 17 October 2026

    Releases

    No scheduled release.

    Filings and rules

    None that day.

    Most read

  28. Friday 16 October 2026

    Releases

    Filings and rules

    None that day.

    Most read

  29. Thursday 15 October 2026

    Releases

Words in these items: Entity List.

The Tape began on Thursday 15 October 2026. Releases before that day are on the Calendar.

First reported here

since Thu 8 Oct 2026 · 4 matched to a dated release, a median of 5 days after it · press: the first Tape item that names the release within 7 days
Each reading of a scheduled release: when this site first held it, the release that named it, how long after, and the first press item found
Reading Value First on this site Release After release First press found
US construction at chip and electronics plantsAug 2026 $52.3 bn a year 20 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTCcommit 8d2e97d Construction spending, Thu 1 Oct 2026 18 d 16 h none on the Tape
US chip outputAug 2026 190.1 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 no dated release names it — none on the Tape
US chip plants’ use of capacityAug 2026 73.9% 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 no dated release names it — none on the Tape
US hires rateAug 2026 3.3% 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 no dated release names it — none on the Tape
US home power priceJul 2026 17.99¢ per kWh 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 no dated release names it — none on the Tape
US imports of AI hardware, twelve monthsAug 2026 $355.4 bn 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 US imports, Tue 6 Oct 2026 5 d 10 h none on the Tape
US imports of servers, twelve monthsAug 2026 $241.3 bn 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 US imports, Tue 6 Oct 2026 5 d 10 h none on the Tape
US job openings rateAug 2026 4.3% 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 no dated release names it — none on the Tape
US payroll jobsSep 2026 159.04 million 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 no dated release names it — none on the Tape
Producer prices: chipsAug 2026 28.5 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 no dated release names it — none on the Tape
Producer prices: serversAug 2026 99.8 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 no dated release names it — none on the Tape
US data-center constructionAug 2026 $85.0 bn a year 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 Construction spending, Thu 1 Oct 2026 10 d 9 h none on the Tape
US unemployment rateSep 2026 4.2% 11 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTCcommit d195c77 no dated release names it — none on the Tape
PJM capacity price2028/29 $325.00 per MW-day 8 Oct 2026, 07:44 UTCcommit 63f2a69 no dated release names it — none on the Tape

The log keeps the minute this site first held each reading, and it never edits an entry. A revised value stays as first seen. The first entries come from the site’s own commit history; later ones from each refresh.

Words in these tables: new high, new low · home power price · capacity price.

  • The z-scores are the chip cycle board’s: Federal Reserve, BLS and Census Bureau series via FRED, retrieved 19 Oct 2026, public domain; UN Comtrade, retrieved 19 Oct 2026.
  • The filings, rules and items are the Tape’s, each linked to its source; SEC filings from EDGAR, public domain.
  • The release dates are the Calendar’s, each in its publisher’s own words, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
  • The readings are the Grapher’s copies of each series; where a reading stands is from Records.