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News Release from: Forestry Commission | Subject: Timber price indices
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 May 2006
Timber price indices published
Forestry Commission published the latest figures for the Standing Sales Price Index and the Softwood Sawlog Price Index for Great Britain.
The Forestry Commission today published the latest figures for the Standing Sales Price Index and the Softwood Sawlog Price Index for Great Britain The Standing Sales Price Index measures the average price received per cubic metre of standing sale timber from Forestry Commission sales
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 25 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Timber Price Indices Published
The Forestry Commission have published figures for the Standing Sales Price Index, and the Softwood Sawlog Price Index, for Great Britain.
The index is expressed in real terms (1996 prices), and is adjusted for timber size mix.
The Softwood Sawlog Price Index measures the average price received per cubic metre of sawlogs from Forestry Commission sales.
The index is expressed in real terms (1996 prices).
Sawlogs and standing timber are distinct markets, and may show different price movements from year to year.
The main findings are that:.
* the Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index for Great Britain was 13.6% higher in real terms in the year to March 2006, compared with the previous year.
* the average price per cubic metre overbark standing was £7.25 in nominal terms (£5.80 in 1996 prices) in the year to March 2006.
* the Softwood Sawlog Price Index was 6% lower in real terms in the six months to March 2006, compared with the corresponding period the previous year.
The First Release "Timber Price Indices" is available on the Forestry Commission website.
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