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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

Lumber: WPU081

All lumber, softwood and hardwood. Lumber is the largest input cost in a new wood pallet, so this series tends to lead pallet prices.

WPU081 was 282.340 in September 2026 (preliminary), −1.4% on the month, +8.7% on the year and +2.5% over five years.

Last reviewed October 27, 2026. How we check facts

§1About this series

Series facts
BLS titlePPI commodity: Lumber
Series idWPU081
TypeCommodity index (what is sold, whoever makes it)
Base1982 = 100
Seasonal adjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
Coverage hereJanuary 2007 to September 2026
Series high462.000 in May 2021
Series low143.700 in May 2009
WPU081, 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 WPU081 and the twelve-month change in the wood pallet PPI (WPU084101) had a correlation of 0.39 (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

WPU081, average of 12 monthly values (full years only)
YearAverageChange
2025265.91+4.8%
2024253.68−1.5%
2023257.54−24.8%
2022342.65−1.3%
2021347.00+39.8%
2020248.15+17.9%
2019210.41−9.4%
2018232.26+6.9%
2017217.23+7.7%
2016201.77+1.2%
2015199.28−7.3%
2014214.87+8.1%
2013198.69+15.2%
2012172.45+3.5%
2011166.59−0.4%
2010167.32+12.0%
2009149.42−8.6%
2008163.49−6.4%
2007174.74n/a

§4Last 24 months

WPU081, monthly
MonthIndex
September 2026282.340 p
August 2026286.355 p
July 2026291.003 p
June 2026280.234 p
May 2026281.228
April 2026280.362
March 2026270.805
February 2026272.101
January 2026265.325
December 2025259.127
November 2025259.469
October 2025259.115
September 2025259.750
August 2025266.293
July 2025264.248
June 2025266.567
May 2025269.699
April 2025274.511
March 2025278.435
February 2025269.404
January 2025264.294
December 2024265.797
November 2024263.493
October 2024258.077

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

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