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Polyvinyl Chloride to Lumber Futures Ratio
The polyvinyl chloride to lumber futures ratio is 8.148 — Polyvinyl Chloride at $4,673.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Polyvinyl Chloride to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of polyvinyl chloride = 8.148 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/PVC): 0.1227 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much polyvinyl chloride.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (42th percentile of the last 1 year)
Polyvinyl Chloride
¥4,673.00
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of polyvinyl chloride. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:31:05 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (CNY and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
8.282
median 8.300
1Y low
6.900
Jul 22, 2026
1Y high
10.74
Mar 11, 2026
Normal band
7.589–8.976
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.19σ
324 observations
Polyvinyl Chloride to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the PVC/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Polyvinyl Chloride / Lumber Futures price chart below.
PVC/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Polyvinyl Chloride buys, over 1Y.
PVC/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the PVC/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Polyvinyl Chloride 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 polyvinyl chloride to lumber futures ratio
Polyvinyl Chloride to Lumber Futures ratio = Polyvinyl Chloride 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 polyvinyl chloride — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,673.00 ÷ $573.54 = 8.148. The inverse is 0.1227.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 polyvinyl chloride to lumber futures ratio today?
The polyvinyl chloride to lumber futures ratio is 8.148 — Polyvinyl Chloride at $4,673.00 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the polyvinyl chloride to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the polyvinyl chloride 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 polyvinyl chloride.
What is the inverse of the polyvinyl chloride to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to polyvinyl chloride, is 0.1227 — how many Metric Tons of polyvinyl chloride one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.