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More timber and falling prices
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2015-08-06T10:00:00.000Z
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Commercial roundwood removals. More timber and falling prices.

Commercial roundwood removals, Q2 2015, preliminary figures

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More timber and falling prices

A total of 2.7 million cubic metres of timber were cut for sale in the 2th quarter of 2015. This is an increase of 3 per cent compared with the corresponding quarter of 2014. In the same period, the average timber price decreased by 1 per cent.

Commercial roundwood removalsPublished 6 August 2015
2nd quarter 2015Price change, per cent
1000 cubic metresNOK per cubic metre2nd quarter 2014 - 2nd quarter 20152nd quarter 2012 - 2nd quarter 2015
Total2 695339-1.72.1
 
Spruce
Saw logs1 077435-2.59.6
Pulpwood789203-3.3-21.9
Unsorted saw logs82307-3.2-2.5
Pine
Saw logs435453-1.79.7
Pulpwood257194-1.5-21.8
Unsorted saw logs17259-5.8-23.4
Broad-leaved
Saw logs038114.8-11.0
Pulpwood38203-7.3-11.4
Unsorted saw logs........

Source: Statistics Norway

The aggregated gross value of roundwood sold to the manufacturing industry was NOK 913 million in the second quarter of 2015; an increase of NOK 8 million compared with the second quarter in 2014. On average, the forest owners obtained NOK 339 per cubic metre of timber; a decrease of NOK 6.