Purchase of wood, January 2023

The value of purchased roundwood almost a fifth lower than a year ago

In January 2023, the value of roundwood purchased from private owners was about 12% higher at the monthly level and 19% lower at the annual level.

14 March 2023 at 10:30
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provisional data

Milena Lešić
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Data inquiry

The value of purchased roundwood higher than in the previous month …

EUR 4.1 million of roundwood was purchased from private owners in January 2023, which was about 12% more than a month before. The value of purchased sawlogs and veneer logs increased by 43% and of other industrial roundwood by about 36%, while the values of purchased pulpwood and wood fuel decreased by about 41% and 34%, respectively.

… but lower than a year ago

Compared to January 2022, the value of roundwood purchased from private owners decreased by about 19%. The value of purchased sawlogs and veneer logs was lower by almost 22%, of pulpwood by about 15% and of wood fuel by almost 23%, while the value of purchased other industrial roundwood was higher than a year ago.

The table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.

The value of purchased roundwood, Slovenia

Purchase of roundwood, Slovenia

	Jan 2023	Jan 2023 Dec 2022	Jan 2023 Jan 2022
	EUR	index
Total	4,130,664	112.2	80.9
sawlogs and veneer logs	3,160,179	143.0	78.2
pulpwood, round and split	624,080	58.8	85.1
other industrial roundwood	150,243	136.4	192.7
wood fuel	196,162	66.0	77.2

METHODOLOGICAL NOTE

Monthly data for the current year are provisional. With each First Release the data can be corrected and completed with new data. Monthly data get status of final data with the publication of annual data (at the latest at the end of February next year).

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