by Calculated Danger on 11/30/2025 08:18:00 AM
Right here is one other replace on lumber costs.
This graph exhibits CME random size framing futures by August 2022 (blue), and the brand new physically-delivered Lumber Futures (LBR) contract beginning in August 2022 (Crimson).
On November 28, 2025, LBR was at $544.00 per 1,000 board ft, down 7.6% from a 12 months in the past.
There’s considerably of a seasonal demand for lumber, and lumber costs incessantly peak within the first half of the 12 months.
The pickup in early 2018 was because of the Trump lumber tariffs in 2017. There have been big will increase in the course of the pandemic because of a mix of provide constraints and a pickup in housing begins.
Now, even with the tariffs, costs are down barely year-over-year suggesting weak demand.
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