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Aluminium Futures to Lumber Futures Ratio
The aluminium futures to lumber futures ratio is 5.627 — Aluminium Futures at $3,229.63 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Aluminium Futures to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of aluminium futures = 5.627 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/AL-FUT): 0.1777 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much aluminium futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (63th percentile of the last 1 year)
Aluminium Futures
$3,229.63
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$574.00
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of aluminium futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:35:35 GMT.
1Y average
5.426
median 5.373
1Y low
4.282
Sep 28, 2025
1Y high
6.620
Mar 11, 2026
Normal band
4.926–5.926
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.40σ
325 observations
Aluminium Futures to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the AL-FUT/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Aluminium Futures / Lumber Futures price chart below.
AL-FUT/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Aluminium Futures buys, over 1Y.
AL-FUT/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the AL-FUT/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Aluminium Futures and Lumber Futures prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the aluminium futures to lumber futures ratio
Aluminium Futures to Lumber Futures ratio = Aluminium Futures price per Metric Ton ÷ Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of aluminium futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,229.63 ÷ $574.00 = 5.627. The inverse is 0.1777.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the aluminium futures to lumber futures ratio today?
The aluminium futures to lumber futures ratio is 5.627 — Aluminium Futures at $3,229.63 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the aluminium futures to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the aluminium futures price per Metric Ton by the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of aluminium futures.
What is the inverse of the aluminium futures to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to aluminium futures, is 0.1777 — how many Metric Tons of aluminium futures one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.