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Stable timber cuts and falling prices
statistikk
2014-10-31T10:00:00.000Z
Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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skogav, Commercial roundwood removals, timber price, quantity timber cut, felling, forest waste, spruce, pine, broad-leaved trees, firewood, pulp wood, saw logsForestry , Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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The statistics shows commercial roundwood removals. Falling roundwood prices from 2012 to 2013.

Commercial roundwood removals, 2013, final figures

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Stable timber cuts and falling prices

A total of 8.9 million cubic metres of industrial roundwood were cut for sale in 2013; an increase of 100 000 cubic metres from 2012. In the same period, the average price decreased by 6 per cent.

Commercial roundwood removalsPublished 31 October 2014
2013Price change, per cent
1000 cubic metresNOK per cubic metre2012 - 20132008 - 2013
Total8 889309-6-15
Spruce
Saw logs3 421388-2-15
Pulpwood3 161219-14-20
Unsorted saw logs190296-4-16
Pine
Saw logs1 168400-1-12
Pulpwood796205-16-21
Unsorted saw logs273291-13
Broad-leaved
Saw logs4340-15-14
Pulpwood123215-5-7
Unsorted saw logs........

Source: Statistics Norway

The forest owners obtained an average price of NOK 309 per cubic metre of roundwood sold in 2013 compared with NOK 328 in 2012.

The aggregated gross value of roundwood sold to the manufacturing industry in 2013 amounted to NOK 2.7 billion. In 2012, the corresponding figure was NOK 2.9 billion.

In 2013, spruce amounted to three quarters of the total removals and pine to one quarter. The volume of broad leaved came to 1 per cent.