Lumber rose to 684.50 USD/1000 board feet on July 29, 2025, up 0.59% from the previous day. Over the past month, Lumber's price has risen 9.24%, and is up 36.76% 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 July of 2025.

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.

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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.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Lumber was 277.71700 Index 1982=100 in June 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 July of 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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United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Laminated Veneer Lumber was 223.38500 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: 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 July of 2025.

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This table contains 30 series, with data for years 1961 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2001-10-29. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (8 items: Atlantic Region; Ontario; Quebec; Prairie Region ...), Commodities (9 items: Lumber; softwood; Lumber; softwood; Douglas fir; Lumber; softwood; spruce-pine-fir; Lumber; softwood; hemlock ...).

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Flooring, Other Than Oak and Maple was 148.43700 Index Dec 2011=100 in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Flooring, Other Than Oak and Maple reached a record high of 153.88900 in March of 2023 and a record low of 99.60000 in February 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: Hardwood Flooring, Other Than Oak and Maple - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Wood Trusses was 269.61600 Index Dec 2003=100 in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Wood Trusses reached a record high of 404.05600 in March of 2022 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: Wood Trusses - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Logs, Bolts, Timber and Pulpwood was 110.32700 Index Dec 2011=100 in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Logs, Bolts, Timber and Pulpwood reached a record high of 118.22800 in July of 2022 and a record low of 100.00000 in December of 2011. 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 and Pulpwood - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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 July of 2025.

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Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Lumber and Wood Products: Hardwood Lumber (WPU0812) from Jan 1947 to Jun 2025 about floor coverings, wood, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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