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Lumber Price — Chart — Historical Data
576.50
3.00 (0.52%)
USD/1000bf
Front-month futures (continuous series), delayedas of Aug 25, 15:17 UTCSource: Financial Modeling Prep (delayed)
What drives this market
Lumber futures reflect the price of random-length softwood framing lumber, a key input for residential construction and renovation. Prices are primarily driven by U.S. and Canadian housing starts, repair-and-remodel activity, sawmill capacity, and timber supply from Canadian provinces. Tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports are a recurring factor in North American pricing dynamics. The contract is quoted in U.S. dollars per thousand board feet on the CME Group exchange.
Market context
Lumber is trading at $573.50 per thousand board feet, up a modest 0.5% on the week. The past month has seen a sharp decline of approximately 12.4%, though on a year-to-date basis lumber remains up about 7.6%. Year-over-year, prices are down roughly 3.9%, with the recent monthly drop standing out as the most significant near-term move.