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Lumber Futures to Natural Gas, US Ratio
The lumber futures to natural gas, us ratio is 205.6 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Natural Gas, US ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 205.570 MMBtu of natural gas, us
Inverse (NG-US/LB-FUT): 0.004865 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys that much lumber futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (31th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Natural Gas, US
$2.79
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:28:03 GMT.
1Y average
216.6
median 222.3
1Y low
184.1
Jun 30, 2026
1Y high
249.4
Jul 29, 2026
Normal band
199.4–233.7
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.64σ
35 observations
Lumber Futures to Natural Gas, US ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/NG-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Natural Gas, US price chart below.
LB-FUT/NG-US ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas, US one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/NG-US ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/NG-US ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Natural Gas, US prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the lumber futures to natural gas, us ratio
Lumber Futures to Natural Gas, US ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Natural Gas, US price per Million British Thermal Units
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $573.54 ÷ $2.79 = 205.6. The inverse is 0.004865.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the lumber futures to natural gas, us ratio today?
The lumber futures to natural gas, us ratio is 205.6 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to natural gas, us ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the natural gas, us price per Million British Thermal Units. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to natural gas, us ratio?
The inverse, natural gas, us to lumber futures, is 0.004865 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys.