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.

Lumber futures trading activity was minimal, with prices steady at $27.50 and reduced open interest, reflecting subdued market conditions.

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.

Lumber futures have seen a rise in open interest, suggesting renewed investor interest and potential shifts in market dynamics despite recent volatility.

Analysis of the October 3, 2025, lumber futures session on the CME, reporting minor price declines, trading volumes, and open interest for key contracts.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Lumber was 277.36400 Index 1982=100 in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Lumber reached a record high of 462.00000 in May of 2021 and a record low of 4.50000 in August of 1932. 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: Lumber - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

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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.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Cut Stock and Dimension was 382.87700 Index 1982=100 in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Cut Stock and Dimension reached a record high of 382.87700 in May of 2025 and a record low of 94.80000 in December of 1980. 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 Cut Stock and Dimension - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Laminated Veneer Lumber was 221.86100 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: Laminated Veneer Lumber reached a record high of 277.18800 in May of 2022 and a record low of 100.00000 in December of 2003. 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: Laminated Veneer 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 Lumber, Not Edge Worked was 148.92200 Index Dec 2003=100 in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Lumber, Not Edge Worked reached a record high of 332.60000 in May of 2021 and a record low of 67.80000 in May 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: Softwood Lumber, Not Edge Worked - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Lumber, Made from Purchased Lumber was 270.48400 Index Dec 2003=100 in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Lumber, Made from Purchased Lumber reached a record high of 334.29300 in March of 2022 and a record low of 100.00000 in December of 2003. 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 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: Hardwood Plywood was 153.49600 Index Dec 2012=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Plywood reached a record high of 175.99700 in October of 2022 and a record low of 96.70000 in April of 2015. 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 Plywood - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Oak and Maple Hardwood Flooring was 271.62600 Index Jun 1984=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Oak and Maple Hardwood Flooring reached a record high of 272.05600 in May of 2025 and a record low of 95.80000 in January of 1986. 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: Oak and Maple Hardwood Flooring - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Logs, Bolts, Timber, Pulpwood and Wood Chips was 262.42400 Index 1982=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Logs, Bolts, Timber, Pulpwood and Wood Chips reached a record high of 278.75900 in July of 2022 and a record low of 90.60000 in February of 1986. 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: Logs, Bolts, Timber, Pulpwood and Wood Chips - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Lumber was 281.33600 Index 1982=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Lumber reached a record high of 316.10800 in May of 2022 and a record low of 24.30000 in January of 1947. 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 - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Dressed Lumber, Less Than 2 Inches in Nominal Thickness, Not Edge Worked was 152.96500 Index Jun 2012=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Dressed Lumber, Less Than 2 Inches in Nominal Thickness, Not Edge Worked reached a record high of 268.20000 in June of 2021 and a record low of 88.20000 in September 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 Dressed Lumber, Less Than 2 Inches in Nominal Thickness, Not Edge Worked - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Wood Ties, Siding, Shingles, and Shakes, and Contract Sawing of Logs Owned by Others was 174.49900 Index Dec 2003=100 in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Wood Ties, Siding, Shingles, and Shakes, and Contract Sawing of Logs Owned by Others reached a record high of 188.66100 in October of 2023 and a record low of 95.00000 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: Wood Ties, Siding, Shingles, and Shakes, and Contract Sawing of Logs Owned by Others - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November 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.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Lumber was 267.61400 Index 1982=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Softwood Lumber reached a record high of 565.70000 in May of 2021 and a record low of 57.10000 in January of 1975. 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 Lumber - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.