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Lumber Futures to Polypropylene Ratio
The lumber futures to polypropylene ratio is 0.07087 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Polypropylene at $8,099.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Polypropylene ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 0.07087 T of polypropylene
Inverse (PYL/LB-FUT): 14.11 — one Metric Ton of polypropylene buys that much lumber futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (31th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$574.00
per Thousand Board Feet
Polypropylene
¥8,099.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of polypropylene per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:31:12 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
0.07908
median 0.08193
1Y low
0.05892
Apr 7, 2026
1Y high
0.09822
Oct 19, 2025
Normal band
0.06946–0.08870
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.85σ
318 observations
Lumber Futures to Polypropylene ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/PYL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Polypropylene price chart below.
LB-FUT/PYL ratio line
How many T of Polypropylene one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/PYL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/PYL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Polypropylene 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 polypropylene ratio
Lumber Futures to Polypropylene ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Polypropylene price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of polypropylene per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $574.00 ÷ $8,099.00 = 0.07087. The inverse is 14.11.
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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 lumber futures to polypropylene ratio today?
The lumber futures to polypropylene ratio is 0.07087 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Polypropylene at $8,099.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to polypropylene ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the polypropylene 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 polypropylene per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to polypropylene ratio?
The inverse, polypropylene to lumber futures, is 14.11 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Metric Ton of polypropylene buys.