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Price trends by category / Packaging & wood

Lumber

Data through Aug 2026. Rising

−1.5%
change last month
+7.9%
three-month pace, annualized
+7.6%
change over 12 months
−1.5%
versus 12-month high
Producer price index, last 24 months (WPU081)
254265277289Aug 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026

What it means for your category strategy

Add index-linked escalation clauses rather than accepting flat increases, and shorten quote validity windows.

Tariff exposure

Section 232 tariffs on wood products are in effect. Producer prices exclude import duties, so imported supply can cost more than this index shows. See the Tariff & Trade Deadline Tracker.

View the data table
MonthIndex
Aug 2026286.6
Jul 2026291.0
Jun 2026280.2
May 2026281.2
Apr 2026280.4
Mar 2026270.8
Feb 2026272.1
Jan 2026265.3
Dec 2025259.1
Nov 2025259.5
Oct 2025259.1
Sep 2025259.8
Aug 2025266.3
Jul 2025264.2
Jun 2025266.6
May 2025269.7
Apr 2025274.5
Mar 2025278.4
Feb 2025269.4
Jan 2025264.3
Dec 2024265.8
Nov 2024263.5
Oct 2024258.1
Sep 2024255.2
Aug 2024251.6

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series WPU081 via FRED. How we classify pressure.

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