The Machine · chip prices

Prices for circuit boards and modules reach 2.3 times a year ago

BLS producer prices show what US makers charged, without seasonal adjustment. Circuit boards and modules include memory boards and loaded computer boards. BLS publishes no price index for memory chips or AI accelerators on their own. May to August 2026 are preliminary, and BLS revises them.

  • Chips −3% on a year earlier

  • Circuit boards and modules +132% on a year earlier

  • Storage drives +87% on a year earlier

  • Servers 0% on a year earlier