Lumber traded flat at 596 USD/1000 board feet on March 27, 2026. Over the past month, Lumber's price has risen 7.39%, but it is still 12.12% lower than a year ago, 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 March of 2026.

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.

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.

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The latest National Statistics on Timber Price Indices produced by the Forestry Commission were released on 16 May 2019 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Timber Price Indices are based on sales by the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales and consist of the Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index and the Softwood Sawlog Price Index. They present data to March 2019 for Great Britain.

This statistic shows the price index for selected timber products in the United States from 2006 to 2019. In 2019, the price index in the United States for lumber amounted to 140.8.

The Japanese producer price index for lumber and wood products stood at ***** index points in 2023. This indicated an increase of **** points compared to the base year 2020.

The latest National Statistics on Timber Price Indices produced by the Forestry Commission were released on 14 November 2019 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Timber Price Indices are based on sales by the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales and consist of the Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index and the Softwood Sawlog Price Index. They present data to September 2019 for Great Britain.

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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 581.5 index points, that figure dropped to 250.17 in December 2025. The price of softwood veneer and plywood in the United States has also followed a similar trend.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Stock Wood Bathroom Vanities and Related Bathroom Cabinetwork Including Tops was 102.50000 Index Dec 2012=100 in January of 2019, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Stock Wood Bathroom Vanities and Related Bathroom Cabinetwork Including Tops reached a record high of 102.70000 in February of 2017 and a record low of 100.00000 in December 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: Stock Wood Bathroom Vanities and Related Bathroom Cabinetwork Including Tops - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.

Statistics illustrates the import price of Wood Pulp in Kazakhstan from Jan 2019 to Feb 2026 by trade partner.

These sixty tables present current and historical information on production, trade, consumption, and prices of timber products in the United States from 1965-2017 as published in Howard and Liang (2019). The tables focus on national statistics, but include some data for individual states / regions and for Canada. The underlying data were collected from industry trade associations and government agencies. Not all statistics reported in the tables are available for all years due to changes over time in what information was collected by the source organizations.The tables are intended for forest land managers, forest industries, trade associations, forestry schools, renewable resource organizations, individuals in the major timber producing and consuming countries of the world, and the general public. A major use of the data has been tracking industry production and consumption trends over time.The version of the data included in this publication does not include any formulas. A version with formulas is available upon request by contacting the Archive Team (see the Contact Us link at https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS).

Original metadata date was 10/26/2018. Metadata updated on 09/09/2019 to include full citation information for a publication that is now available.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Plywood (WPU083) from Jan 1947 to Jan 2026 about wood, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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The contract currency based import price index for Japanese wood and lumber products stood at *** index points in 2023. This was an increase by ** index points compared to the base year 2020.

United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Sawmills: Softwood Rough Lumber, Not Edge Worked was 134.10000 Index Jun 2012=100 in January of 2019, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Sawmills: Softwood Rough Lumber, Not Edge Worked reached a record high of 135.00000 in October of 2018 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 Industry: Sawmills: Softwood Rough Lumber, Not Edge Worked - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.

Statistics illustrates monthly prices of wood; shingles and shakes in Democratic People's Republic of Korea from January 2019 to February 2026.

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