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More timber cut despite falling prices
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2016-01-20T10:00:00.000Z
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Commercial roundwood removals. More timber cut and falling prices.

Commercial roundwood removals, Q4 2015, preliminary figures

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More timber cut despite falling prices

A total of 2.5 million cubic metres of timber were cut for sale in the 4th quarter of 2015. This is an increase of 2 per cent compared with the corresponding quarter of 2014. In the same period, the average timber price decreased by 8 per cent.

Commercial roundwood removalsPublished 20 January 2016
4th quarter 2015Price change, per cent
1000 cubic metresNOK per cubic metre4th quarter 2014 - 4th quarter 20154th quarter 2012 - 4th quarter 2015
Total2 453326-7.91.6
 
Spruce
Saw logs923425-7.47.1
Pulpwood752200-3.8-19.0
Unsorted saw logs1023321.810.7
Pine
Saw logs369441-6.69.4
Pulpwood248193-2.5-17.9
Unsorted saw logs13256-15.0-22.9
Broad-leaved
Saw logs0:::
Pulpwood45199-15.7-13.1
Unsorted saw logs........

Source: Statistics Norway

The aggregated gross value of roundwood sold to the manufacturing industry was NOK 800 million in the 4th quarter of 2015; a decrease of NOK 46 million compared with the same quarter in 2014. On average, the forest owners obtained NOK 326 per cubic metre of timber; a decrease of NOK 28.