Packaging Price Index
14 materialsEvery US state and Canadian provinceUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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Per unit, picked up, before freight.
Bulk Bags
−1.8% vs last month$5.45per bulk bag
−16.2% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$4.91$5.69
Cardboard Bales
+0.2% vs last month$97.67per cardboard bale
−31.2% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$71.99$113.53
Gaylord Boxes
−0.2% vs last month$11.12per gaylord box
+18.6% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$9.18$13.17
IBC Totes
−0.1% vs last month$38.01per IBC tote
−13.2% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$30.79$52.16
Lumber
0.0% vs last month$4.36per board
−5.4% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$4.21$4.51
Metal Drums
0.0% vs last month$11.68per metal drum
−36.5% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$10.38$12.98
Moving Boxes
0.0% vs last month$3.25per moving box
−24.4% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$1.63$5.26
Pallets
0.0% vs last month$5.75per pallet
−13.7% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$3.90$7.32
Plastic Crates
0.0% vs last month$9.08per plastic crate
−15.1% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$7.79$10.38
Plastic Drums
0.0% vs last month$14.92per plastic drum
−16.1% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$14.26$17.99
Plastic Pallets
0.0% vs last month$12.98per plastic pallet
−26.3% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$11.22$14.35
Shipping Boxes
0.0% vs last month$4.23per shipping box
−25.7% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$4.16$4.35
Wood Crates
0.0% vs last month$25.95per wood crate
−5.4% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$19.46$32.43
Wooden Spools
0.0% vs last month$26.79per wooden spool
−5.4% since Dec 2021
Typical price
$12.98$32.43