Lumber Prices
Interactive chart of historical daily lumber prices back to 1972. The price shown is in U.S. Dollars per thousand board feet. The current price of lumber as of November 08, 2023 is $517.00 per thousand board feet.
Lumber Prices – 50 Year Historical Chart
Interactive chart of historical daily lumber prices back to 1972. The price shown is in U.S. Dollars per thousand board feet. The current price of lumber as of November 08, 2023 is $517.00 per thousand board feet.
| Lumber Prices – Historical Annual Data | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Average Closing Price |
Year Open | Year High | Year Low | Year Close | Annual % Change |
| 2023 | $4.4204 | $3.7070 | $5.8100 | $3.3650 | $5.1700 | 34.71% |
| 2022 | $7.2468 | $11.1430 | $13.2900 | $3.7250 | $3.8380 | -66.45% |
| 2021 | $8.7289 | $7.0060 | $16.7050 | $4.5420 | $11.4390 | 52.90% |
| 2020 | $5.0471 | $4.3180 | $8.8460 | $2.5980 | $7.4814 | 77.28% |
| 2019 | $3.7188 | $3.3320 | $4.3950 | $3.0180 | $4.2202 | 25.56% |
| 2018 | $4.5657 | $4.4950 | $6.3900 | $3.0376 | $3.3610 | -24.15% |
| 2017 | $3.8432 | $3.2910 | $4.5960 | $3.2080 | $4.4312 | 35.58% |
| 2016 | $3.0143 | $2.5300 | $3.4310 | $2.3330 | $3.2684 | 27.47% |
| 2015 | $2.6775 | $3.2760 | $3.2760 | $2.1620 | $2.5640 | -22.01% |
| 2014 | $3.3699 | $3.6130 | $3.6980 | $2.9700 | $3.2878 | -10.47% |
| 2013 | $3.4688 | $3.7860 | $4.0680 | $2.7740 | $3.6722 | -2.04% |
| 2012 | $2.8730 | $2.6330 | $3.9130 | $2.3530 | $3.7486 | 45.13% |
| 2011 | $2.5721 | $3.3000 | $3.3010 | $2.1110 | $2.5830 | -18.36% |
| 2010 | $2.4875 | $2.3050 | $3.2680 | $1.7790 | $3.1640 | 38.41% |
| 2009 | $1.8592 | $1.8700 | $2.4620 | $1.3810 | $2.2860 | 24.16% |
| 2008 | $2.2507 | $2.5210 | $2.7010 | $1.6680 | $1.8412 | -26.87% |
| 2007 | $2.6031 | $2.8520 | $3.0920 | $2.2450 | $2.5178 | -9.82% |
| 2006 | $2.9975 | $3.7580 | $3.8750 | $2.3450 | $2.7920 | -23.54% |
| 2005 | $3.4070 | $3.6800 | $4.1160 | $2.6950 | $3.6516 | 1.77% |
| 2004 | $3.6987 | $3.2830 | $4.5200 | $2.9150 | $3.5880 | 10.84% |
| 2003 | $2.7702 | $2.2250 | $3.4090 | $2.2250 | $3.2372 | 44.25% |
| 2002 | $2.6129 | $2.6180 | $3.2400 | $2.1530 | $2.2442 | -13.36% |
| 2001 | $2.6277 | $2.1620 | $3.7200 | $1.9450 | $2.5902 | 17.58% |
| 2000 | $2.7582 | $3.4550 | $3.5720 | $2.0580 | $2.2030 | -36.14% |
| 1999 | $3.4299 | $3.0700 | $4.1236 | $2.8610 | $3.4500 | 11.84% |
| 1998 | $2.9382 | $2.9970 | $3.3800 | $2.5580 | $3.0848 | 4.86% |
| 1997 | $3.5939 | $4.2730 | $4.3570 | $2.9232 | $2.9418 | -29.75% |
| 1996 | $3.4782 | $2.9100 | $4.2540 | $2.6920 | $4.1878 | 43.82% |
| 1995 | $2.7659 | $3.3220 | $3.3680 | $2.1460 | $2.9118 | -9.17% |
| 1994 | $3.6008 | $4.5390 | $4.5390 | $2.8200 | $3.2056 | -31.35% |
| 1993 | $3.3693 | $2.7510 | $4.6896 | $2.4470 | $4.6692 | 71.10% |
| 1992 | $2.3266 | $2.1760 | $2.7340 | $2.0830 | $2.7290 | 27.54% |
| 1991 | $1.9636 | $1.7020 | $2.4560 | $1.6080 | $2.1398 | 24.10% |
| 1990 | $1.9194 | $1.9090 | $2.0940 | $1.5310 | $1.7242 | -10.23% |
| 1989 | $1.8448 | $1.8520 | $1.9280 | $1.7180 | $1.9206 | 3.48% |
| 1988 | $1.8514 | $1.9020 | $2.0820 | $1.7050 | $1.8560 | -0.65% |
| 1987 | $1.8728 | $1.6140 | $2.1470 | $1.6140 | $1.8682 | 15.51% |
| 1986 | $1.6809 | $1.4950 | $1.9430 | $1.3680 | $1.6174 | 6.41% |
| 1985 | $1.4452 | $1.6030 | $1.6880 | $1.2270 | $1.5200 | -6.93% |
| 1984 | $1.5260 | $1.7820 | $2.0190 | $1.1650 | $1.6332 | -8.19% |
| 1983 | $1.9122 | $1.8340 | $2.4820 | $1.6180 | $1.7788 | -0.77% |
| 1982 | $1.4406 | $1.5780 | $1.7926 | $1.2530 | $1.7926 | 11.94% |
| 1981 | $1.6699 | $1.8550 | $1.9670 | $1.2750 | $1.6014 | -9.36% |
| 1980 | $1.9168 | $2.1420 | $2.3880 | $1.4900 | $1.7668 | -17.25% |
| 1979 | $2.3151 | $2.2250 | $2.8490 | $2.0540 | $2.1350 | -5.51% |
| 1978 | $2.1137 | $2.1330 | $2.3680 | $1.9580 | $2.2594 | 5.58% |
| 1977 | $1.8909 | $1.9590 | $2.2800 | $1.7300 | $2.1400 | 10.95% |
| 1976 | $1.6244 | $1.5720 | $1.9288 | $1.4650 | $1.9288 | 24.01% |
| 1975 | $1.3617 | $1.2300 | $1.6610 | $1.1400 | $1.5554 | 29.49% |
| 1974 | $1.3218 | $1.2430 | $1.7790 | $0.9650 | $1.2012 | -6.01% |
| 1973 | $1.4221 | $1.4400 | $1.7150 | $1.1650 | $1.2780 | -11.25% |
2x Lumber
Sometimes called “sticks” or “studs” by contractors, 2x lumber (pronounced “two-by”) is cheap, strong, and perfect for simple wood projects. Most 2x lumber you’ll find at a home center comes from either spruce, pine, or fir trees, depending on which type of wood the supplier has at the time. Not that this makes any difference to us really, all three species are very similar. It does, however, explain the mysterious “SPF” label: S=Spruce, P=Pine, F=Fir.
Another label you might find confusing on 2x lumber is the board length. Some 2x boards are cut to 96” (8 ft.)—while others curiously measure a couple inches shorter. The difference means nothing to us building a workbench or a shelf, but for a carpenter putting up a wall in a house, the shorter length of a stud may be the exact size needed to fit a board between the bottom and top plates of an typical 8’ wall. Look to see if your store has a special discount on “studs”—which they often do.
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