Softwood lumber price in U.S. 1947-2023

Non-seasonal prices paid for softwood lumber in the United States have remained relatively stable in 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 yar. The price of softwood veneer and plywood in the United States has also followed a similar trend.

Producer price index (PPI) of softwood lumber in the United States from January 1947 to October 2023

Characteristic	Price index (Jan 1982 = 100)
Oct 2023	253.6
Sep 2023	262
Aug 2023	266.6
Jul 2023	279.4
Jun 2023	267.4
May 2023	270.9
Apr 2023	271.2
Mar 2023	274.3
Feb 2023	277.2
Jan 2023	268
Dec 2022	282.7
Nov 2022	299.4
Oct 2022	303
Sep 2022	309.1
Aug 2022	326
Jul 2022	337.8
Jun 2022	337.4
May 2022	453.3
Apr 2022	443.7
Mar 2022	540.7
Feb 2022	504.8
Jan 2022	480.6
Dec 2021	384.5
Nov 2021	309
Oct 2021	291.5
Sep 2021	273.9
Aug 2021	287
Jul 2021	369.9
Jun 2021	550.9
May 2021	581.5
Apr 2021	472.3
Mar 2021	441.8
Feb 2021	412.8
Jan 2021	396.9
Dec 2020	340.3
Nov 2020	299.4
Oct 2020	364.8
Sep 2020	398.9
Aug 2020	316.9
Jul 2020	271.1
Jun 2020	245.8
May 2020	222.5
Apr 2020	212.3
Mar 2020	240.5
Feb 2020	229.8
Jan 2020	221.2
Dec 2019	220.6
Nov 2019	218
Oct 2019	217
Sep 2019	219.7
Aug 2019	215.5
Jul 2019	214.4
Jun 2019	206.8
May 2019	214
Apr 2019	214.2
Mar 2019	216.3
Feb 2019	219.3
Jan 2019	208.9
Dec 2018	210
Nov 2018	207.8
Oct 2018	214.4
Sep 2018	237.7
Aug 2018	241
Jul 2018	265.7
Jun 2018	273.6
May 2018	265.5
Apr 2018	250.2
Mar 2018	254.3
Feb 2018	249.3
Jan 2018	233.2
Dec 2017	231.2
Nov 2017	233.2
Oct 2017	233.5
Sep 2017	227.4
Aug 2017	229.3
Jul 2017	222.9
Jun 2017	221.7
May 2017	227.7
Apr 2017	224.8
Mar 2017	216.4
Feb 2017	213.1
Jan 2017	203.6
Dec 2016	202.1
Nov 2016	198.8
Oct 2016	201.4
Sep 2016	203.5
Aug 2016	205.9
Jul 2016	203.4
Jun 2016	202.6
May 2016	201
Apr 2016	197.8
Mar 2016	192.8
Feb 2016	187.6
Jan 2016	188.4
Dec 2015	187
Nov 2015	191.2
Oct 2015	186
Sep 2015	184.2
Aug 2015	192.2
Jul 2015	197.1
Jun 2015	192.2
May 2015	190.1
Apr 2015	194.2
Mar 2015	195.7
Feb 2015	200.1
Jan 2015	202.5
Dec 2014	200.3
Nov 2014	201
Oct 2014	205
Sep 2014	211.1
Aug 2014	207.7
Jul 2014	204
Jun 2014	204.5
May 2014	206.1
Apr 2014	204
Mar 2014	211.5
Feb 2014	208.2
Jan 2014	203.4
Dec 2013	197.6
Nov 2013	199
Oct 2013	194.5
Sep 2013	191.8
Aug 2013	190.3
Jul 2013	186
Jun 2013	190.4
May 2013	205.3
Apr 2013	222
Mar 2013	216.7
Feb 2013	206
Jan 2013	198.5
Dec 2012	185.7
Nov 2012	177.9
Oct 2012	168.4
Sep 2012	175.9
Aug 2012	176.2
Jul 2012	169.4
Jun 2012	176.3
May 2012	176.5
Apr 2012	167.6
Mar 2012	166.3
Feb 2012	161.6
Jan 2012	158.3
Dec 2011	158
Nov 2011	156.6
Oct 2011	159.1
Sep 2011	158.9
Aug 2011	161.7
Jul 2011	158.8
Jun 2011	158.2
May 2011	159.3
Apr 2011	163.2
Mar 2011	165
Feb 2011	163.6
Jan 2011	163.5
Dec 2010	159.2
Nov 2010	154.1
Oct 2010	151.6
Sep 2010	153.2
Aug 2010	153.9
Jul 2010	158
Jun 2010	162.9
May 2010	180.1
Apr 2010	175.4
Mar 2010	166.7
Feb 2010	163.7
Jan 2010	151.3
Dec 2009	150.3
Nov 2009	146.4
Oct 2009	144.1
Sep 2009	146.1
Aug 2009	145.1
Jul 2009	145.1
Jun 2009	135.6
May 2009	133.9
Apr 2009	136.1
Mar 2009	134.8
Feb 2009	138.9
Jan 2009	140.8
Dec 2008	146.1
Nov 2008	147.9
Oct 2008	151.7
Sep 2008	162.9
Aug 2008	163
Jul 2008	161.9
Jun 2008	166.6
May 2008	164.5
Apr 2008	153.7
Mar 2008	152
Feb 2008	151.3
Jan 2008	153.8
Dec 2007	159
Nov 2007	159
Oct 2007	165.1
Sep 2007	169.5
Aug 2007	174.1
Jul 2007	178.2
Jun 2007	174.4
May 2007	172.3
Apr 2007	174.4
Mar 2007	174.8
Feb 2007	173
Jan 2007	172.6
Dec 2006	165.7
Nov 2006	164.4
Oct 2006	168.8
Sep 2006	180.2
Aug 2006	180.2
Jul 2006	188
Jun 2006	194.5
May 2006	207.2
Apr 2006	204
Mar 2006	206.6
Feb 2006	207.6
Jan 2006	205.2
Dec 2005	195.3
Nov 2005	192.7
Oct 2005	199.3
Sep 2005	202.4
Aug 2005	196.9
Jul 2005	203.2
Jun 2005	209.6
May 2005	201.5
Apr 2005	213.1
Mar 2005	215.2
Feb 2005	213.3
Jan 2005	201
Dec 2004	196.1
Nov 2004	194.1
Oct 2004	211.1
Sep 2004	231.1
Aug 2004	231.7
Jul 2004	216.8
Jun 2004	218.6
May 2004	225.7
Apr 2004	214.6
Mar 2004	204.7
Feb 2004	191.7
Jan 2004	181.5
Dec 2003	178.4
Nov 2003	178
Oct 2003	177.9
Sep 2003	183.8
Aug 2003	172
Jul 2003	170.8
Jun 2003	164.9
May 2003	163.1
Apr 2003	163.7
Mar 2003	164.5
Feb 2003	168.1
Jan 2003	164.8
Dec 2002	164.8
Nov 2002	164.8
Oct 2002	166.1
Sep 2002	169.5
Aug 2002	172
Jul 2002	170.4
Jun 2002	170.2
May 2002	175.1
Apr 2002	178.1
Mar 2002	178.2
Feb 2002	172.6
Jan 2002	167.8
Dec 2001	161
Nov 2001	163.5
Oct 2001	165
Sep 2001	173.4
Aug 2001	175.1
Jul 2001	176.2
Jun 2001	187.3
May 2001	183.6
Apr 2001	166.9
Mar 2001	165.7
Feb 2001	163.6
Jan 2001	160.6
Dec 2000	164.9
Nov 2000	165.9
Oct 2000	167.5
Sep 2000	167.5
Aug 2000	170.1
Jul 2000	174.4
Jun 2000	179.5
May 2000	180.7
Apr 2000	189.7
Mar 2000	193
Feb 2000	194.7
Jan 2000	194.8
Dec 1999	192.8
Nov 1999	190.5
Oct 1999	188.8
Sep 1999	197.4
Aug 1999	207
Jul 1999	217.5
Jun 1999	205.9
May 1999	197.3
Apr 1999	192.5
Mar 1999	193.4
Feb 1999	187.4
Jan 1999	181
Dec 1998	175.1
Nov 1998	170.3
Oct 1998	171.9
Sep 1998	175.2
Aug 1998	183.4
Jul 1998	181.6
Jun 1998	177.1
May 1998	187
Apr 1998	193.4
Mar 1998	193.7
Feb 1998	192.9
Jan 1998	190.9
Dec 1997	194.8
Nov 1997	196.2
Oct 1997	194.4
Sep 1997	201.9
Aug 1997	209.1
Jul 1997	212.6
Jun 1997	211.5
May 1997	219.6
Apr 1997	215
Mar 1997	210.5
Feb 1997	209.5
Jan 1997	202.6
Dec 1996	202.4
Nov 1996	204.4
Oct 1996	193.7
Sep 1996	203.9
Aug 1996	196.6
Jul 1996	191.6
Jun 1996	196.8
May 1996	192.1
Apr 1996	178.5
Mar 1996	174.6
Feb 1996	170.6
Jan 1996	169.2
Dec 1995	169.3
Nov 1995	170.8
Oct 1995	175.9
Sep 1995	179.9
Aug 1995	177.2
Jul 1995	178.1
Jun 1995	173.7
May 1995	178.1
Apr 1995	180.9
Mar 1995	185.4
Feb 1995	183.4
Jan 1995	189.1
Dec 1994	188.8
Nov 1994	191.3
Oct 1994	188.7
Sep 1994	192.9
Aug 1994	193.9
Jul 1994	192.6
Jun 1994	199.8
May 1994	194.4
Apr 1994	197.9
Mar 1994	210.2
Feb 1994	209.6
Jan 1994	216.8
Dec 1993	208.8
Nov 1993	199
Oct 1993	189.5
Sep 1993	185.9
Aug 1993	181.8
Jul 1993	177.7
Jun 1993	185.8
May 1993	200.1
Apr 1993	212.2
Mar 1993	212
Feb 1993	192.2
Jan 1993	171.1
Dec 1992	159.6
Nov 1992	148.8
Oct 1992	145.5
Sep 1992	147.3
Aug 1992	144.1
Jul 1992	145.5
Jun 1992	148.2
May 1992	154.6
Apr 1992	155.4
Mar 1992	152.9
Feb 1992	146
Jan 1992	134.9
Dec 1991	129.7
Nov 1991	126.1
Oct 1991	125
Sep 1991	126.1
Aug 1991	126.5
Jul 1991	138.9
Jun 1991	138.2
May 1991	126.6
Apr 1991	120.8
Mar 1991	117.2
Feb 1991	115.8
Jan 1991	117.4
Dec 1990	116.1
Nov 1990	116.1
Oct 1990	117.5
Sep 1990	122
Aug 1990	123.9
Jul 1990	126.5
Jun 1990	125.6
May 1990	128.9
Apr 1990	131
Mar 1990	128.3
Feb 1990	126
Jan 1990	124
Dec 1989	122.3
Nov 1989	122.8
Oct 1989	129.5
Sep 1989	129.1
Aug 1989	131.7
Jul 1989	133.7
Jun 1989	131.5
May 1989	131.2
Apr 1989	128.5
Mar 1989	123.9
Feb 1989	122.3
Jan 1989	118.5
Dec 1988	116.9
Nov 1988	118.5
Oct 1988	118.3
Sep 1988	119.3
Aug 1988	121.6
Jul 1988	124.3
Jun 1988	122.3
May 1988	121.2
Apr 1988	121.5
Mar 1988	120.2
Feb 1988	118.6
Jan 1988	117.6
Dec 1987	117
Nov 1987	117.4
Oct 1987	118.2
Sep 1987	123.1
Aug 1987	119
Jul 1987	118.1
Jun 1987	115.9
May 1987	114.6
Apr 1987	114.9
Mar 1987	114.1
Feb 1987	112.2
Jan 1987	109.1
Dec 1986	108.6
Nov 1986	109.7
Oct 1986	108.8
Sep 1986	111.1
Aug 1986	109.2
Jul 1986	108.7
Jun 1986	108.3
May 1986	111.6
Apr 1986	112.2
Mar 1986	106
Feb 1986	102.8
Jan 1986	103.4
Dec 1985	102
Nov 1985	100.8
Oct 1985	102.6
Sep 1985	104.5
Aug 1985	108.1
Jul 1985	113.1
Jun 1985	116.3
May 1985	110.8
Apr 1985	106.6
Mar 1985	108.1
Feb 1985	107.7
Jan 1985	107.6
Dec 1984	106.3
Nov 1984	105.1
Oct 1984	103.8
Sep 1984	104.9
Aug 1984	106.3
Jul 1984	106.4
Jun 1984	109.6
May 1984	111.7
Apr 1984	117.6
Mar 1984	119
Feb 1984	117.2
Jan 1984	112.5
Dec 1983	112
Nov 1983	109.3
Oct 1983	110.4
Sep 1983	111.6
Aug 1983	120
Jul 1983	123.3
Jun 1983	123.7
May 1983	118.7
Apr 1983	116.5
Mar 1983	114.9
Feb 1983	113.2
Jan 1983	106.1
Dec 1982	100.3
Nov 1982	97.4
Oct 1982	97.7
Sep 1982	99.8
Aug 1982	100.4
Jul 1982	103.5
Jun 1982	102
May 1982	99.9
Apr 1982	100.8
Mar 1982	99.2
Feb 1982	99.1
Jan 1982	100
Dec 1981	100
Nov 1981	98.6
Oct 1981	100.8
Sep 1981	104.3
Aug 1981	108.3
Jul 1981	109.4
Jun 1981	111
May 1981	111.4
Apr 1981	110.5
Mar 1981	107.6
Feb 1981	107.9
Jan 1981	109.7
Dec 1980	110.6
Nov 1980	107.3
Oct 1980	105.8
Sep 1980	108.6
Aug 1980	110.9
Jul 1980	108.2
Jun 1980	102.2
May 1980	97.2
Apr 1980	100.6
Mar 1980	112.7
Feb 1980	112.8
Jan 1980	110.6
Dec 1979	112.1
Nov 1979	118.7
Oct 1979	124.4
Sep 1979	126.1
Aug 1979	122.5
Jul 1979	118.3
Jun 1979	118.2
May 1979	118.2
Apr 1979	118.5
Mar 1979	116.7
Feb 1979	112.5
Jan 1979	111.2
Dec 1978	112.9
Nov 1978	114.2
Oct 1978	111.3
Sep 1978	110.6
Aug 1978	108.6
Jul 1978	105.8
Jun 1978	106.8
May 1978	105.5
Apr 1978	106
Mar 1978	104.7
Feb 1978	103.7
Jan 1978	100.9
Dec 1977	97.6
Nov 1977	95.2
Oct 1977	98.4
Sep 1977	102.2
Aug 1977	95.9
Jul 1977	91.9
Jun 1977	87.5
May 1977	89.2
Apr 1977	89.7
Mar 1977	89.1
Feb 1977	86.6
Jan 1977	86.2
Dec 1976	83.9
Nov 1976	80.7
Oct 1976	81.3
Sep 1976	80.8
Aug 1976	77.7
Jul 1976	75.8
Jun 1976	74
May 1976	75.7
Apr 1976	77
Mar 1976	77
Feb 1976	72.8
Jan 1976	69.2
Dec 1975	65.4
Nov 1975	62.6
Oct 1975	63.5
Sep 1975	63.9
Aug 1975	64.6
Jul 1975	64.2
Jun 1975	65.4
May 1975	65.7
Apr 1975	61.3
Mar 1975	58.5
Feb 1975	57.7
Jan 1975	55.4
Dec 1974	55.4
Nov 1974	55.5
Oct 1974	57.1
Sep 1974	63
Aug 1974	65.5
Jul 1974	68.2
Jun 1974	70.5
May 1974	73.2
Apr 1974	74.6
Mar 1974	70.9
Feb 1974	67.2
Jan 1974	67.7
Dec 1973	68.3
Nov 1973	67
Oct 1973	68.6
Sep 1973	69.7
Aug 1973	67.8
Jul 1973	68.4
Jun 1973	70.6
May 1973	71.1
Apr 1973	68.4
Mar 1973	64.5
Feb 1973	59.8
Jan 1973	55.3
Dec 1972	55.1
Nov 1972	54.7
Oct 1972	54.5
Sep 1972	54.1
Aug 1972	53.7
Jul 1972	52.7
Jun 1972	51.9
May 1972	51.3
Apr 1972	50.8
Mar 1972	49.9
Feb 1972	49.2
Jan 1972	47.9
Dec 1971	47
Nov 1971	46.3
Oct 1971	46.7
Sep 1971	48.4
Aug 1971	48.5
Jul 1971	46.8
Jun 1971	43.7
May 1971	43.1
Apr 1971	42.7
Mar 1971	41.5
Feb 1971	38.2
Jan 1971	35.4
Dec 1970	34.7
Nov 1970	35
Oct 1970	35.6
Sep 1970	35.8
Aug 1970	35.3
Jul 1970	34.8
Jun 1970	35.2
May 1970	35.5
Apr 1970	35.2
Mar 1970	34.8
Feb 1970	35.1
Jan 1970	35.9
Dec 1969	36.5
Nov 1969	36.9
Oct 1969	36.4
Sep 1969	37
Aug 1969	37.6
Jul 1969	38.4
Jun 1969	41.6
May 1969	46.5
Apr 1969	49.8
Mar 1969	49.9
Feb 1969	46.9
Jan 1969	44.2
Dec 1968	42.3
Nov 1968	40.3
Oct 1968	39.6
Sep 1968	39
Aug 1968	38.5
Jul 1968	37.7
Jun 1968	36.7
May 1968	36.8
Apr 1968	36.3
Mar 1968	35.3
Feb 1968	34.3
Jan 1968	33.3
Dec 1967	32.5
Nov 1967	32
Oct 1967	32.2
Sep 1967	32.5
Aug 1967	31.7
Jul 1967	31
Jun 1967	30.9
May 1967	30.5
Apr 1967	30.3
Mar 1967	30.1
Feb 1967	29.8
Jan 1967	29.5
Dec 1966	29.4
Nov 1966	29.6
Oct 1966	30.2
Sep 1966	30.6
Aug 1966	30.7
Jul 1966	30.9
Jun 1966	31.4
May 1966	31.8
Apr 1966	31.1
Mar 1966	30
Feb 1966	29.5
Jan 1966	29.2
Dec 1965	28.9
Nov 1965	28.9
Oct 1965	29.2
Sep 1965	29.2
Aug 1965	29.1
Jul 1965	28.8
Jun 1965	28.8
May 1965	28.8
Apr 1965	28.9
Mar 1965	29
Feb 1965	29.1
Jan 1965	28.9
Dec 1964	28.3
Nov 1964	28.4
Oct 1964	28.9
Sep 1964	28.9
Aug 1964	29.1
Jul 1964	29.3
Jun 1964	29.4
May 1964	29.5
Apr 1964	29.5
Mar 1964	29.3
Feb 1964	29
Jan 1964	28.5
Dec 1963	28.6
Nov 1963	28.6
Oct 1963	28.7
Sep 1963	29.2
Aug 1963	30
Jul 1963	29.8
Jun 1963	28.8
May 1963	28.5
Apr 1963	28.2
Mar 1963	27.9
Feb 1963	27.9
Jan 1963	27.8
Dec 1962	27.8
Nov 1962	27.9
Oct 1962	28.1
Sep 1962	28.1
Aug 1962	28.4
Jul 1962	28.5
Jun 1962	28.4
May 1962	28.4
Apr 1962	28.1
Mar 1962	27.8
Feb 1962	27.4
Jan 1962	27.1
Dec 1961	27
Nov 1961	27
Oct 1961	27.1
Sep 1961	27.4
Aug 1961	27.5
Jul 1961	27.8
Jun 1961	27.8
May 1961	27.8
Apr 1961	27.7
Mar 1961	27
Feb 1961	26.7
Jan 1961	26.9
Dec 1960	27
Nov 1960	27
Oct 1960	27.3
Sep 1960	27.8
Aug 1960	28.2
Jul 1960	28.8
Jun 1960	29.2
May 1960	29.8
Apr 1960	30.1
Mar 1960	30.2
Feb 1960	30.3
Jan 1960	30.3
Dec 1959	30.3
Nov 1959	30.2
Oct 1959	30.9
Sep 1959	31.3
Aug 1959	31.6
Jul 1959	31.5
Jun 1959	31.6
May 1959	31.2
Apr 1959	30.6
Mar 1959	30.3
Feb 1959	29.6
Jan 1959	29
Dec 1958	28.7
Nov 1958	28.7
Oct 1958	28.9
Sep 1958	29.1
Aug 1958	28.5
Jul 1958	27.8
Jun 1958	27.9
May 1958	27.9
Apr 1958	27.7
Mar 1958	27.7
Feb 1958	27.8
Jan 1958	27.9
Dec 1957	27.9
Nov 1957	28.1
Oct 1957	28.2
Sep 1957	28.4
Aug 1957	28.7
Jul 1957	28.9
Jun 1957	29
May 1957	29
Apr 1957	29.2
Mar 1957	29.1
Feb 1957	29.3
Jan 1957	29.4
Dec 1956	29.4
Nov 1956	29.5
Oct 1956	29.6
Sep 1956	30
Aug 1956	30.5
Jul 1956	30.9
Jun 1956	31.2
May 1956	31.5
Apr 1956	31.6
Mar 1956	31.4
Feb 1956	31
Jan 1956	30.9
Dec 1955	30.6
Nov 1955	30.6
Oct 1955	30.8
Sep 1955	31
Aug 1955	30.8
Jul 1955	30.5
Jun 1955	30.5
May 1955	30.3
Apr 1955	30.1
Mar 1955	29.9
Feb 1955	29.8
Jan 1955	29.5
Dec 1954	29.4
Nov 1954	29.4
Oct 1954	29.4
Sep 1954	29.1
Aug 1954	29
Jul 1954	29
Jun 1954	27.9
May 1954	27.8
Apr 1954	27.9
Mar 1954	27.9
Feb 1954	27.8
Jan 1954	27.9
Dec 1953	28
Nov 1953	27.9
Oct 1953	28.2
Sep 1953	28.5
Aug 1953	28.9
Jul 1953	29.1
Jun 1953	29.3
May 1953	29.4
Apr 1953	29.7
Mar 1953	29.6
Feb 1953	29.5
Jan 1953	29.6
Dec 1952	29.5
Nov 1952	29.6
Oct 1952	29.7
Sep 1952	29.8
Aug 1952	29.8
Jul 1952	29.6
Jun 1952	29.5
May 1952	29.7
Apr 1952	29.8
Mar 1952	29.5
Feb 1952	29.5
Jan 1952	29.3
Dec 1951	29.2
Nov 1951	29.3
Oct 1951	29.4
Sep 1951	29.3
Aug 1951	29.3
Jul 1951	29.5
Jun 1951	29.7
May 1951	30.2
Apr 1951	30.3
Mar 1951	30.3
Feb 1951	30.2
Jan 1951	30
Dec 1950	29.3
Nov 1950	29.2
Oct 1950	30
Sep 1950	30.7
Aug 1950	29.6
Jul 1950	28.1
Jun 1950	27.3
May 1950	26.5
Apr 1950	25.2
Mar 1950	24.7
Feb 1950	24.2
Jan 1950	23.8
Dec 1949	23.5
Nov 1949	23.4
Oct 1949	23.3
Sep 1949	23
Aug 1949	22.8
Jul 1949	23.1
Jun 1949	23.3
May 1949	23.6
Apr 1949	23.9
Mar 1949	24.1
Feb 1949	24.3
Jan 1949	24.6
Dec 1948	24.9
Nov 1948	25.3
Oct 1948	25.7
Sep 1948	26.1
Aug 1948	26.4
Jul 1948	26.1
Jun 1948	26
May 1948	25.9
Apr 1948	25.7
Mar 1948	25.7
Feb 1948	25.5
Jan 1948	25.5
Dec 1947	25.1
Nov 1947	24.7
Oct 1947	23.9
Sep 1947	23.5
Aug 1947	22.8
Jul 1947	22.2
Jun 1947	22.1
May 1947	22.3
Apr 1947	22.1
Mar 1947	21.4
Feb 1947	20.4
Jan 1947	19.8