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Lumber Futures to Polyethylene Ratio
The lumber futures to polyethylene ratio is 0.07301 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Polyethylene ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 0.07301 T of polyethylene
Inverse (POL/LB-FUT): 13.70 — one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys that much lumber futures.
Below its 1 year average. (24th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Polyethylene
¥7,856.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of polyethylene per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:24:33 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.07943
median 0.07941
1Y low
0.06251
Apr 7, 2026
1Y high
0.09477
Jan 20, 2026
Normal band
0.07208–0.08678
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.87σ
317 observations
Lumber Futures to Polyethylene ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/POL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Polyethylene price chart below.
LB-FUT/POL ratio line
How many T of Polyethylene one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/POL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/POL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Polyethylene 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 polyethylene ratio
Lumber Futures to Polyethylene ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Polyethylene price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of polyethylene per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $573.54 ÷ $7,856.00 = 0.07301. The inverse is 13.70.
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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 polyethylene ratio today?
The lumber futures to polyethylene ratio is 0.07301 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to polyethylene ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the polyethylene price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of polyethylene per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to polyethylene ratio?
The inverse, polyethylene to lumber futures, is 13.70 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys.