Commercial roundwood removals, 2005, preliminary figures

A total of 9.1 million cubic metres of timber were cut for sale in 2005. Wood fuel removals accounted for 0.8 million cubic metres and roundwood for 8.3 million cubic metres. This is 936 000 cubic metres more than in the year before.

Sawmills and wood industries bought 54 per cent of the timber in 2005, while 34 per cent were purchased by the pulp industry. 6 per cent of the wood was exported.

The aggregated gross value of the roundwood sold to the industry in 2005 totalled NOK 2.6 billion - an increase of 18 per cent compared with the previous year. According to preliminary figures the forest owners on average obtained a price of NOK 312 per cubic metre sold, compared with NOK 299 in 2004.

Slightly increase in wood fuel removal

The statistics on wood fuel are based on estimates done by the local forest authorities. For 2005 these estimates indicate a decrease in commercial wood fuel removals of 6 per cent compared with the year before. A total of 777 000 cubic metres of roundwood were sold as wood fuel in 2005.

One third of the quantity cut in Hedmark

The counties of the southeast of Norway and Trøndelag carried out all the increase from 2004. In the northern and western parts of Norway, the cuts for sale were at the same level or less.

Almost one third of the quantity was cut in Hedmark.

Tables:

• Table 1 Commercial roundwood removals. 1 000 m³
• Table 2 Commercial rundwood removals, by assortment- and buyer group. 2005. 1 000 m³
• Table 3 Commercial roundwood removals. Removed quantity and gross value, by county. 2004 and 2005