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Wood pallet PPI WPU084101361.8 in September 2026 (preliminary)+1.5% on the month, +7.7% on the yearRead the September 2026 reportSource: BLS

Wood container & pallet mfg (industry): PCU321920321920

Measures prices received by NAICS 321920 establishments for everything they sell, including boxes, crates and shook, not only pallets. Use it as a cross-check, not as a pallet price.

PCU321920321920 was 197.088 in September 2026 (preliminary), +1.5% on the month, +8.7% on the year and −5.1% over five years.

Last reviewed October 27, 2026. How we check facts

§1About this series

Series facts
BLS titlePPI industry: Wood container and pallet manufacturing
Series idPCU321920321920
TypeIndustry index (what an industry's plants sell)
BaseDec 2003 = 100
Seasonal adjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
Coverage hereJanuary 2007 to September 2026
Series high232.305 in April 2022
Series low109.200 in April 2007
PCU321920321920, full history on this site
Jan 2007Sep 2026

§2How it moves with the pallet index

Over the last 120 months, the twelve-month change in PCU321920321920 and the twelve-month change in the wood pallet PPI (WPU084101) had a correlation of 1.00 (Pearson, on year-over-year percent changes). A value near 1 means they rose and fell together; it says nothing about which caused which.

§3Annual averages

PCU321920321920, average of 12 monthly values (full years only)
YearAverageChange
2025180.91+0.0%
2024180.87−9.2%
2023199.16−10.3%
2022222.00+16.7%
2021190.26+24.5%
2020152.83+0.9%
2019151.53+5.7%
2018143.41+7.7%
2017133.18+1.0%
2016131.84−0.4%
2015132.37+1.2%
2014130.80+5.6%
2013123.91+3.6%
2012119.62+2.1%
2011117.19+2.2%
2010114.66+3.5%
2009110.79−0.8%
2008111.67+1.6%
2007109.87n/a

§4Last 24 months

PCU321920321920, monthly
MonthIndex
September 2026197.088 p
August 2026194.139 p
July 2026194.126 p
June 2026191.493 p
May 2026189.075
April 2026188.850
March 2026184.157
February 2026183.443
January 2026183.250
December 2025181.357
November 2025181.339
October 2025181.529
September 2025181.310
August 2025181.568
July 2025181.845
June 2025181.668
May 2025181.441
April 2025181.021
March 2025179.400
February 2025179.121
January 2025179.312
December 2024178.635
November 2024178.588
October 2024178.972

p = preliminary. The full history is in the CSV download.

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