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More roundwood sales – falling prices
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2013-09-17T10:00:00.000Z
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Commercial roundwood removals, 2012, final figures

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More roundwood sales – falling prices

A total of nearly 8.8 million cubic metres of industrial roundwood were cut for sale in 2012; an increase of 280 000 cubic metres from 2011. The average price decreased by 10 per cent in the same period.

Commercial roundwood removalsPublished 17 September 2013
2012Price change, per cent
1000 cubic metresNOK per cubic metre2011 - 20122007 - 2012
Total8 787328-10-13
Spruce
Saw logs3 151397-7-21
Pulpwood3 271256-146
Unsorted saw logs202309-7-14
Pine
Saw logs1 226406-8-17
Pulpwood842244-1416
Unsorted saw logs19327-2-14
Broad-leaved
Saw logs2398-2-4
Pulpwood7422716
Unsorted saw logs........

Source: Statistics Norway

Forest owners obtained an average price of NOK 328 per cubic metre of roundwood sold in 2012, compared with NOK 364 in 2011.

The aggregated gross value of roundwood sold to the manufacturing industry in 2012 amounted to NOK 2.9 billion. In 2011, the corresponding figure was NOK 3.1 billion.

Higher quantity cut for sale

In 2012, spruce amounted to three quarters of the total removals and pine to one quarter. The volume of broad leaved came to less than 1 per cent.

Final figures at municipality level are published in Statbank .