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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

Pallets, industry basis: PCU3219203219205

The pallet product line within the industry index. Its base period differs from the commodity series, so its level cannot be compared with WPU084101 directly; only percentage changes can.

PCU3219203219205 was 200.222 in September 2026 (preliminary), +1.5% on the month, +7.8% on the year and −9.1% over five years.

Last reviewed October 27, 2026. How we check facts

§1About this series

Series facts
BLS titlePPI industry: Wood container and pallet mfg — wood pallets and pallet containers, wood and metal combination
Series idPCU3219203219205
TypeIndustry index (what an industry's plants sell)
BaseDec 2003 = 100
Seasonal adjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
Coverage hereJanuary 2007 to September 2026
Series high245.566 in April 2022
Series low107.700 in December 2009
PCU3219203219205, 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 PCU3219203219205 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

PCU3219203219205, average of 12 monthly values (full years only)
YearAverageChange
2025185.72−0.9%
2024187.47−9.8%
2023207.95−10.7%
2022232.87+16.6%
2021199.76+27.9%
2020156.17+0.7%
2019155.13+6.7%
2018145.34+8.6%
2017133.86+1.0%
2016132.56−1.0%
2015133.93+1.3%
2014132.23+7.4%
2013123.08+4.4%
2012117.92+1.8%
2011115.85+1.6%
2010114.02+3.9%
2009109.73−1.5%
2008111.38+1.3%
2007109.96n/a

§4Last 24 months

PCU3219203219205, monthly
MonthIndex
September 2026200.222 p
August 2026197.207 p
July 2026197.207 p
June 2026194.569 p
May 2026192.316
April 2026192.026
March 2026188.406
February 2026187.546
January 2026187.393
December 2025186.306
November 2025186.321
October 2025186.106
September 2025185.815
August 2025186.175
July 2025186.521
June 2025186.441
May 2025186.172
April 2025185.791
March 2025184.441
February 2025184.140
January 2025184.374
December 2024184.465
November 2024184.444
October 2024184.909

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

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