Commercial roundwood removals, 2006, preliminary figures

One of the reasons for the decline was difficulties in hauling out timber in the wet and warm period in November and December. In some parts of the country lot of snow in January and February resulted in lower activity.

Less roundwood to the industry

The aggregated gross value of the roundwood sold to the industry in 2006 totalled NOK 2.3 billion - a decrease of 13 per cent compared with the previous year. According to preliminary calculations, the forest owners on average obtained a price of NOK 313 per cubic metre sold, compared with NOK 318 in 2005. The fall in average price is partly due to an increasing share of pulpwood in 2006.

Almost all the decrease in quantity cut from 2005 to 2006 was due to lower activity in the heavily forested south-eastern part of Norway.

The quantity cut increased in most of the counties of the western parts of Norway and in the counties of Trøndelag and Nordland.

From 2006, the statistics does not include figures on wood fuel.

Tables:

• Table 1 Commercial roundwood removals. 1 000 m³
• Table 2 Commercial rundwood removals, by assortment group. 2006. 1 000 m³
• Table 3 Commercial roundwood removals by county.