Purchase of wood, May 2025

The value of purchased sawlogs and veneer logs much higher than a year ago

The total value of roundwood purchased in May from private owners was at the annual level almost a third higher and at the monthly level a fifth lower.

  • 14 July 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
The value of purchased roundwood higher year-on-year …

Compared to last May, the value of roundwood purchased from private owners increased by 30.9%. The value of purchased sawlogs and veneer logs was higher by 39.4%. The value increased due to the higher value of purchased conifers and beech. Also higher was the value of purchased fuel wood. On the other hand, the values of pulpwood and of other industrial roundwood decreased.

… and lower month-on-month

Compared to April, the total value of roundwood purchased from private owners decreased by 20.9%. Significantly lower was the value of purchased sawlogs and veneer logs (by 21.8%). The purchase value of other assortments was also lower. The value decreased mostly due to the lower quantity of purchased wood.

Table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
The value of purchased roundwood, Slovenia
The value of purchased roundwood, Slovenia
Purchase of roundwood, Slovenia
May 2025
Apr 2025
May 2025
May 2024
% change
Total-20.930.9
  sawlogs and veneer logs-21.839.4
  pulpwood, round and split-13.4-9.9
  other industrial roundwood-14.4-14.1
  wood fuel-18.821.7
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
The published data are provisional. Final data for the reference period May 2025 are expected to be published in February 2026 in the SiStat Database.

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.


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