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The Tuesday ReadPSCI™ · JUNE 16, 2026
PSCI™ this week
112.01 ↓ -0.30% WoW
- Third consecutive week of cost relief.
- Diesel drove the move: EIA week-ending June 15 US retail diesel at $5.059/gal, off 2.9% from $5.210 - a 0.59-point drag that outweighed the first May commodity prints (paper +3.1%, lumber +0.5%, wood +0.1%).
- May PPI landed, wages did not: BLS published May for wood, lumber, and paper/OCC; May warehouse earnings have not posted, so April $25.88 carries forward at 76 days under the methodology Section 13 rule - 15% weight, inside the 30% limit.
- Next 2-3 Tuesdays: diesel-led until the May wage print lands and June PPI posts mid-July.
30-day forecast111.61 · ↓0.36%80% confidence: 108.38 - 114.95
Components this week
Wood Pallet PPI · 40%101.88 · MAY 2026+0.08%
Diesel (US weekly retail) · 20%131.25 · JUN 15-2.90%
Softwood Lumber PPI · 20%116.43 · MAY 2026+0.49%
Warehouse Worker Earnings · 15%110.03 · APR 20260.00%
Paper Containers PPI (OCC proxy) · 5%114.60 · MAY 2026+3.07%
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