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Lumber Futures to Polyvinyl Chloride Ratio
The lumber futures to polyvinyl chloride ratio is 0.1227 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Polyvinyl Chloride at $4,673.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Polyvinyl Chloride ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 0.1227 T of polyvinyl chloride
Inverse (PVC/LB-FUT): 8.148 — one Metric Ton of polyvinyl chloride buys that much lumber futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (58th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Polyvinyl Chloride
¥4,673.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of polyvinyl chloride per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:31:04 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
0.1216
median 0.1205
1Y low
0.09308
Mar 11, 2026
1Y high
0.1449
Jul 22, 2026
Normal band
0.1114–0.1318
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.11σ
324 observations
Lumber Futures to Polyvinyl Chloride ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/PVC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Polyvinyl Chloride price chart below.
LB-FUT/PVC ratio line
How many T of Polyvinyl Chloride one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/PVC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/PVC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Polyvinyl Chloride 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 polyvinyl chloride ratio
Lumber Futures to Polyvinyl Chloride ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Polyvinyl Chloride price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of polyvinyl chloride per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $573.54 ÷ $4,673.00 = 0.1227. The inverse is 8.148.
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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 polyvinyl chloride ratio today?
The lumber futures to polyvinyl chloride ratio is 0.1227 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Polyvinyl Chloride at $4,673.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to polyvinyl chloride ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the polyvinyl chloride 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 polyvinyl chloride per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to polyvinyl chloride ratio?
The inverse, polyvinyl chloride to lumber futures, is 8.148 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Metric Ton of polyvinyl chloride buys.