Packaging Price Index
14 materialsEvery US state and Canadian provinceUpdated Oct 6, 2026
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See where your price sits against what the market pays across the US.
Per unit, picked up, before freight.
Bulk Bags
−8.1% this month$4.96each
Typical price
$3.90$5.70
Cardboard Bales
+56.2% this month$93.74each
Typical price
$75.60$105.60
Gaylord Boxes
−8.3% this month$11.00each
Typical price
$9.07$13.01
IBC Totes
−32.6% this month$36.41each
Typical price
$30.29$53.11
Lumber
−83.2% this month$4.03each
Typical price
$3.90$4.17
Metal Drums
+20.0% this month$10.80each
Typical price
$9.60$12.00
Moving Boxes
+55.0% this month$3.72each
Typical price
$1.50$4.86
Pallets
−7.8% this month$5.53each
Typical price
$4.59$6.87
Plastic Crates
+40.0% this month$8.40each
Typical price
$7.20$9.60
Plastic Drums
+10.0% this month$13.20each
Typical price
$12.12$15.79
Plastic Pallets
−50.2% this month$11.94each
Typical price
$10.37$13.47
Shipping Boxes
+483.6% this month$3.91each
Typical price
$3.84$4.02
Wood Crates
−48.0% this month$15.60each
Typical price
$12.28$84.00
Wooden Spools
+37.7% this month$24.78each
Typical price
$12.00$30.00