The price index of solid wood for pallets is at 391.1% in January 2025 (base: 1/2005 = 100%) and thus increased by 1.8% month on month. The price index of solid wood for packaging rose by 0.8% to 208%.
Compared to January 2024 (325.3% or 65.9 percentage points), the price index of solid wood for pallets is up by 20.2%. As for solid wood for packaging, an index value of 186.7% was recorded in January last year, meaning that it has since increased by 11% or 21.3 percentage points.
The price index of plywood fell slightly by 0.8% compared to December 2024 and is now at 192.7%. Year on year, the index value is up by 0.8% (January 2024: 191.1%).
No month-on-month changes can be observed in the price index of OSB for packaging, which is at 102.5% in January 2025. In the same month of 2024, the index value was at 86.8%. Thus, it increased by 18% or 15.7 percentage points within one year.
| Purchase prices of the German Wood Packaging, Pallet and Export Packaging Association; 1/2005 = 100% | ||||||
| Packaging wood | 11/2024 | Diff. in % | 12/2024 | Diff. in % | 01/2025 | Diff. in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid wood for pallets | 383.1 | 0.5 | 384.2 | 0.3 | 391.1 | 1.8 |
| Solid wood for packaging | 205.5 | –0.1 | 206.4 | 0.5 | 208.0 | 0.8 |
| Plywood for packaging | 193.9 | 0.0 | 194.2 | 0.2 | 192.7 | –0.8 |
| OSB for packaging | 102.7 | 0.1 | 102.5 | -0.3 | 102.5 | 0.0 |
