Current lumber, pulp and panel prices

September 13, 2016

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Softwood lumber prices

Figure 1: Weekly lumber prices in North America

Weekly lumber prices in North America

Note: Eastern spruce-pine-fir 2x4 #2 and better, Random Lengths composite prices and western spruce-pine-fir 2x4 #2 and better, kiln dried
Sources: 1) Random Lengths, used with publisher's permission
2) Madison's Lumber Reporter, used with permission granted by the publisher

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Table 1: Weekly softwood lumber prices in North America

This table shows weekly softwood lumber prices in North America for the current week, as well as a 4-week and 52 week averages.
Dollars per thousand board feet September 9, 2016 September 2, 2016 4-week average 52-weeks average
2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a 511 513 518 470
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 351 354 359 334
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 318 320 325 217
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 242 244 248 291
 
 

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Panel prices

Figure 2: Weekly panel prices in North America

U.S. dollars per thousand square feet

Weekly panel prices in North America

Note: Random Lengths structural panels composite prices, 15/32" 3-ply exterior southern, 1/2" 4-ply exterior western and 7/16" oriented strand board (north central)
Sources: 1) Random Lengths, used with publisher's permission
2) Madison's Lumber Reporter, used with permission granted by the publisher

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Table 2: Weekly panel prices in North America

This table shows weekly panel prices in North America for the current week, as well as a 4-week and 52 week averages.
U.S. dollars per thousand square feet September 9, 2016 September 2, 2016 4-week average 52-week average
CompositeFootnote a 392 391 391 366
15/32" 3-ply exterior (south)Footnote a 381 381 380 383
9.5mm 3-ply exterior (west)Footnote b 457 460 460 397
7/16" oriented strand board (north central)Footnote b 377 375 378 328
 
 

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Pulp prices

Figure 3: Monthly pulp prices

U.S. dollars per metric tonne

Monthly pulp prices. Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S., Europe and China) and bleached chemithermomechanical (China) prices.

Source: Brian McClay & Associés inc., used with permission granted by the publisher

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Table 3: Monthly pulp pricesFootnote a

This table shows monthly prices of U.S.-NBSK pulp, Europe-NBSK pulp, China-NBSK pulp and China-BCTMP as well as their 3- and 12-month average in U.S. dollars per metric ton.
  August 2016 July 2016 3-months average 12-months average
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) 1000 1000 1000 965
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) 812.5 815 814 806
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) 605 615 617 609
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (ChinaFootnote b) 465 457.5 453 403
 
 

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Exchange rates

Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates

Weekly exchange rates U.S.-Euro and US-Canada exchange rates

Source: Federal Reserve

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Table 4: Weekly exchange rates

This table shows weekly exchange rates for the current week, as well as a 4-week and 52 week averages.
  September 9, 2016 September 2, 2016 4-week average 52-week average
U.S.—Euro 1.124 1.117 1.124 1.112
U.S.—Canada 0.774 0.765 0.773 0.755
 
Source: Federal Reserve
 

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