Lumber fell to 537 USD/1000 board feet on December 1, 2025, down 1.29% from the previous day. Over the past month, Lumber's price has fallen 1.47%, and is down 9.54% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Lumber - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

The price of lumber in the United States fluctuated widely over the last five years, from a low of 240 dollars per 1,000 board feet in January 2016 to a peak of over 1,500 dollars in April 2021. This overall increase has not been linear though, with, for example, lumber prices falling by around 50 percent between June and September 2018, and again between August and October 2020. The value fell again by around 75 percent between May and August 2021. As of the end of December 2024, the price of lumber stood at 550.5 U.S. dollars per thousand board feet. Which nations are at the forefront of lumber production? The production of lumber is dependent on the availability of forest resources, market demand, and technological advances. Sustainable forest management practices a continuous supply of timber, while economic factors and construction activity drive demand. Among the countries countries with the largest production of lumber were China and the United States. Other countries with a relatively high lumber production rate were Russia, China, and Brazil.

The price of lumber has seen both an overall increase, and large amounts of volatility since 2019. From its low in early April 2020 to its peak in May 2021, the price per 1,000 board feet of lumber increased almost sevenfold, reaching ***** U.S. dollars. Yet, after reaching this peak the price then fell to below *** U.S. dollars per 1,000 board feet in August 2021 before rising again to reach over 1,000 U.S. dollars in the beginning of 2022. Since then, the price per 1,000 board feet of lumber decreased overall, reaching *** U.S. dollars as of January 29, 2025.

Non-seasonal prices paid for softwood lumber in the United States have remained relatively stable since 2023, after reaching a peak in March 2022. While the price of softwood lumber in May 2021 was valued at over 581 index points, that figure dropped to 274 in September of that year. The price of softwood veneer and plywood in the United States has also followed a similar trend.

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Throughout the timeline, hard sawn wood has had higher prices than any other type of timber. In 2024, its price amounted to ****** U.S. dollars per cubic meter, which is twice higher than that of hard timber logs. During that period, soft logs were the cheapest type of timber at approximately ****** U.S. dollars per cubic meter. Meanwhile, lumber prices in the U.S. fluctuated a lot between 2020 and 2022.

United States - Export Price Index (End Use): Logs and Lumber was 115.40000 Index 2000=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Export Price Index (End Use): Logs and Lumber reached a record high of 137.70000 in March of 2022 and a record low of 79.50000 in January of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Export Price Index (End Use): Logs and Lumber - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Rough Lumber, Not Edge Worked was 141.60000 Index Jun 2012=100 in October of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Rough Lumber, Not Edge Worked reached a record high of 141.60000 in September of 2020 and a record low of 96.40000 in July of 2012. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Rough Lumber, Not Edge Worked - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

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United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Lumber, Made from Purchased Lumber was 102.60000 Index Dec 2003=100 in January of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Lumber, Made from Purchased Lumber reached a record high of 109.70000 in July of 2018 and a record low of 80.20000 in July of 2009. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Lumber, Made from Purchased Lumber - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing: Hardwood Lumber, Made from Purchased Lumber was 105.80000 Index Dec 2003=100 in January of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing: Hardwood Lumber, Made from Purchased Lumber reached a record high of 113.10000 in July of 2018 and a record low of 81.40000 in July of 2009. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing: Hardwood Lumber, Made from Purchased Lumber - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Other Wood Container Parts and Wood Containers was 137.99100 Index Dec 2003=100 in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Other Wood Container Parts and Wood Containers reached a record high of 152.10000 in December of 2020 and a record low of 99.70000 in January of 2004. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Other Wood Container Parts and Wood Containers - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.

The operators of domestic sawmills and planing mills can look back on an ambivalent development in their industry over the past five years. Up until 2020, demand for their products was driven by very dynamic growth in the domestic construction industry. Despite rising raw material costs, industry players were also able to further expand their cut in 2021. An upturn in the export business also contributed to this, although primarily only the major industry players benefited from this. From 2022, the turnaround in interest rates in the European Economic Area caused the industry's production output to fall for the first time, although price effects initially masked the impact on industry sales. Since 2023, the shrinking construction volume in Germany has had an increasingly negative impact on sales prices and the earnings situation of industry players. Outside of the construction sector, the tense economic situation also dampened demand from customers such as the packaging industry. Overall, the industry's turnover therefore only grew by an average of 0.5% per year in the period between 2019 and 2024.For 2024, IBISWorld expects a decline in turnover of 8.6% to 7.6 billion euros. There are signs of a further decline in construction activity in Germany in the current year. Demand from manufacturers of wooden crates and pallets is also likely to develop negatively in 2024. Together with stagnating producer prices for products in the sawmill and planing industry, this is likely to lead to a significant decline in industry turnover in the current year.IBISWorld anticipates weak growth in industry sales over the next five years. The reason for this development is the cloudy situation in the construction industry for the foreseeable future. The still comparatively high interest rate level in the eurozone is likely to have a negative impact on the volume of new construction business in the construction industry over the next two years, despite the European Central Bank's reduction in the deposit rate in 2024. Export performance is likely to remain at a stable level. Under these circumstances, the industry's turnover is expected to increase by an average of 0.7% per year between 2024 and 2029, reaching a value of 7.8 billion euros in 2029.

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Monthly notice of Crown Timber and Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA) dues for timber that is used to make lumber, pulp or roundwood timber products. Timber dues, Crown charges (stumpage fees) and other fees associated with timber dispositions are collected by the province to ensure that Albertans receive fair compensation for the use of publicly-owned forest resources. The timber dues rates applied are based on the current market prices of forest products. The tables used to determine the general rate of timber dues are adjusted periodically to reflect changes to current market conditions, and in the case of deciduous timber used to make pulp, indexed annually to account for inflation. The tables are located in Schedules 3-7 of the Timber Management Regulation.

Building materials made of steel, copper and other metals had some of the highest price growth rates in the U.S. in the first half of 2025 in comparison to the previous year. The growth rate of the cost of several construction materials was slightly lower than in late 2024. It is important to note, though, that the figures provided are Producer Price Indices, which cover production within the United States, but do not include imports or tariffs. This might matter for lumber, as Canada's wood production is normally large enough that the U.S. can import it from its neighboring country. Construction material prices in the United Kingdom Similarly to these trends in the U.S., at that time the price growth rate of construction materials in the UK were generally lower 2024 than in 2023. Nevertheless, the cost of some construction materials in the UK still rose that year, with several of those items reaching price growth rates of over **** percent. Considering that those materials make up a very big share of the costs incurred for a construction project, those developments may also have affected the average construction output price in the UK. Construction material shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic During the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic, there often were supply problems and material shortages, which created instability in the construction market. According to a survey among construction contractors, the construction materials most affected by shortages in the U.S. during most of 2021 were steel and lumber. This was also a problem on the other side of the Atlantic: The share of building construction companies experiencing shortages in Germany soared between March and June 2021, staying at high levels for over a year. Meanwhile, the shortage of material or equipment was one of the main factors limiting the building activity in France in June 2022.

The wood-based materials manufacturing industry has experienced an ambivalent business period over the past five years. In 2020, the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic initially significantly reduced demand from the furniture industry, before a substantial increase in demand for wood-based materials emerged in late 2020, which temporarily exceeded the available supply. As a result, industry players were able to pass on cost increases for primary products and energy to their customers in the period from 2020 to 2022. However, the very positive trend in demand, which was due to the revival in furniture production and high demand from the construction industry, came to an end in the course of 2022 with the turnaround in interest rates in the European economic area and the deterioration in consumer sentiment. Since then, subdued demand from the furniture and construction industries has had a negative impact on earnings and sales in the sector. The flooring and laminate segment in particular was characterised by major overcapacity. Overall, industry sales fell at an average rate of 1.5% per year between 2020 and 2025.In 2025, industry turnover is expected to amount to 6.4 billion euros, which corresponds to a decline of 2.1% compared to the previous year. The slowdown in the decline in demand from the furniture and construction industries, which was already observed in 2024, is likely to continue in the current year. However, this development is unlikely to change the existing situation in the engineered wood industry, which is dominated by a few large, internationalised corporate groups. Manufacturers will be forced to achieve a high degree of operational efficiency in order to survive on the market due to persistently high price competition.The future development of wood-based panel manufacturers' sales will primarily depend on the extent to which the industry can align its product portfolio with changing requirements in terms of materiality and sustainability and provide innovative solutions for its customers. Sales growth in the industry is expected to be restrained in the coming years. However, new applications in the construction industry should ensure a solid sales base for innovative industry products. In the period from 2025 to 2030, IBISWorld expects an average annual increase in turnover of 1.1% and total industry turnover of 6.8 billion euros in 2030.

Forestry Output Value: Fuel Wood: Daman and Diu data was reported at 90.787 INR mn in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.172 INR mn for 2019. Forestry Output Value: Fuel Wood: Daman and Diu data is updated yearly, averaging 29.582 INR mn from Mar 2012 (Median) to 2020, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.787 INR mn in 2020 and a record low of 15.149 INR mn in 2012. Forestry Output Value: Fuel Wood: Daman and Diu data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table IN.RIP003: Forestry Output Value: 2011-2012p: Current Price: Fuel Wood.

Forestry Output Value: Non Timber Forest Products: Kerala data was reported at 866.600 INR mn in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 870.200 INR mn for 2020. Forestry Output Value: Non Timber Forest Products: Kerala data is updated yearly, averaging 663.894 INR mn from Mar 2012 (Median) to 2021, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 870.200 INR mn in 2020 and a record low of 509.702 INR mn in 2012. Forestry Output Value: Non Timber Forest Products: Kerala data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table IN.RIP004: Forestry Output Value: 2011-2012p: Current Price: Non Timber Forest Products.

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