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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

Softwood lumber: WPU0811

Softwood (pine, SPF, fir) is common in western and export pallets and in many block pallets. The most volatile of the lumber inputs.

WPU0811 was 288.562 in September 2026 (preliminary), −2.0% on the month, +14.2% on the year and +5.4% over five years.

Last reviewed October 27, 2026. How we check facts

§1About this series

Series facts
BLS titlePPI commodity: Softwood lumber
Series idWPU0811
TypeCommodity index (what is sold, whoever makes it)
Base1982 = 100
Seasonal adjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
Coverage hereJanuary 2007 to September 2026
Series high581.500 in May 2021
Series low133.900 in May 2009
WPU0811, 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 WPU0811 and the twelve-month change in the wood pallet PPI (WPU084101) had a correlation of 0.30 (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

WPU0811, average of 12 monthly values (full years only)
YearAverageChange
2025264.92+4.1%
2024254.45−3.8%
2023264.39−31.3%
2022384.88−3.2%
2021397.67+41.9%
2020280.29+30.1%
2019215.39−11.0%
2018241.89+8.1%
2017223.73+12.6%
2016198.78+3.1%
2015192.71−6.3%
2014205.57+2.9%
2013199.84+16.4%
2012171.68+7.0%
2011160.49−0.2%
2010160.84+13.7%
2009141.43−9.5%
2008156.28−8.4%
2007170.53n/a

§4Last 24 months

WPU0811, monthly
MonthIndex
September 2026288.562 p
August 2026294.506 p
July 2026300.547 p
June 2026282.546 p
May 2026284.485
April 2026282.875
March 2026268.274
February 2026270.326
January 2026259.987
December 2025250.132
November 2025251.402
October 2025251.036
September 2025252.782
August 2025263.714
July 2025261.368
June 2025266.343
May 2025271.479
April 2025280.407
March 2025287.961
February 2025274.907
January 2025267.542
December 2024272.406
November 2024269.326
October 2024260.351

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

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