Overview Key Benefits What the Index Includes Methodology Index Data
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The Bloomberg Corrugated Box Cost Index is a monthly benchmark that tracks the underlying input costs of corrugated box production. It delivers cost transparency across key input components – fiber, energy, transport, and labor – to support mills, box manufacturers, and end-users in contract negotiations, budgeting, and margin protection.
The Index provides a clear, monthly benchmark for understanding real-world input pricing changes within the corrugated packaging supply chain.
This data-driven view enables pricing transparency, reduces confusion in supply contracts, and ensures all market participants operate from a shared understanding of costs.
Enable smarter cost decisions and informed negotiations with quantified cost changes based on direct inputs.
Utilize a neutral reference index to support transparent buyer-seller unit pricing agreements.
No waiting for retroactive cost changes with monthly updates that reflect timely shifts in cost drivers.
Gain a solid foundation for budgeting, expense forecasting, and operational alignment.
The index is composed of eight key cost inputs critical to corrugated box production:
Each index component is appropriately weighted based on industry standards of production. The components and their respective weighting best reflect the influences on corrugated box production costs over time.
Published monthly using a fixed-weight geometric average methodology, the Corrugated Box Cost Index is reconstituted annually to ensure proper weighting. It is governed by Bloomberg Index Services Limited (BISL) and aligned with established global benchmark standards.
This month Bloomberg Corrugated Box Cost Index moved slightly, down 1.8 basis points to a new value of 124.15 representing a 1.43% decline from June.
The Index now is down 3.33% YTD and down 7.46% year over year.
In July, the Index subcomponents saw the following adjustments:
Last Updated: August 6, 2025
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