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Slight decrease in roundwood sales
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2016-10-20T08:00:00.000Z
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Commercial roundwood removals. Slight decrease in roundwood sales in the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Commercial roundwood removals, Q3 2016, preliminary figures

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Slight decrease in roundwood sales

A total of 2.3 million cubic metres of timber were cut for sale in the 3rd quarter of 2016. This is a decrease of 2.3 per cent compared with the corresponding quarter of 2015. In the same period, the average timber price increased by 1.3 per cent.

Commercial roundwood removalsPublished 20 October 2016
3rd quarter 2016Price change, per cent
1000 cubic metresNOK per cubic metre3rd quarter 2015 - 3rd quarter 20163rd quarter 2013 - 3rd quarter 2016
Total2 2913231.310.2
 
Spruce
Saw logs8964371.912.6
Pulpwood7442051.5-1.4
Unsorted saw logs91300-2.63.4
Pine
Saw logs249431-0.79.9
Pulpwood2421940.0-5.4
Unsorted saw logs17217-2.7:
Broad-leaved
Saw logs1299:-26.7
Pulpwood501981.0-7.0
Unsorted saw logs........

Source: Statistics Norway

The aggregated gross value of roundwood sold to the manufacturing industry totalled NOK 740 million in the third quarter of 2016; a decrease of NOK 7 million compared with the third quarter in 2015. On average, the forest owners obtained NOK 323 per cubic metre of timber; an increase of NOK 4.