The German wood products price index registered some mixed developments in September. Except lumber and reserve square timber, all sawn timber assortments lost ground compared to August. The sharpest decline was recorded in KVH price, which had declined both as compared to August, as well as compared to September 2013.
A positive price trend can be noticed in the hardwood area. In particular, hardwood lumber and beech frames were up considerably.
In wood materials, raw particle boards price increased slightly over August, and almost 15% against September 2013. The price of laminated particle boards also surged and managed to offset the August decline. Pellets again show an upward trend, however, chips still remain at a low level.
Germany's Producer Price Index Commercial Products (2000=100) |
Sep. 2013 |
Aug. 2014 |
Sep. 2014 |
Change Sep. '13 to '14 |
Spruce and Fir lumber (Picea abies Karst.) |
114.2 |
116.4 | 116.1 |
1,66% |
Lumber according to DIN 4074/S10 |
117.5 |
116.6 | 117.2 |
-0,26% |
Finger-jointed squares and beams (KVH) | 107.6 |
104.4 | 103.1 |
-4,18% |
Boards, width over 16 cm |
116.1 |
122.6 | 122.0 |
5,08% |
Boards, width from 8 to 16 cm, size from 15 to 24 mm |
113.9 |
110.6 | 110.4 |
-3,07% |
Roof battens according to DIN 4074/S10 |
115.2 |
121.7 | 121.4 |
5,38% |
Reserve squared timber, A/B, 10X10 - 12X12 |
113.1 |
114.2 | 114.6 |
1,33% |
Softwood, size>6mm, planed, sanded, finger-jointed |
114.7 |
112.4 | 112.4 |
-2,01% |
Wood chips from softwood |
112.8 |
96.4 | 96.3 |
-14,63% |
Pellets and Briquets, compressed |
129.7 |
117.5 | 118.6 |
-8,56% |
Hardwood lumber |
106.6 |
108.9 | 110.1 |
3,28% |
Beech blocks, A/B, size 50-60 mm, length 3m, damped |
104.2 |
102.3 | 102.6 |
-1,54% |
Beech frames, size 26-32 mm, length 3m, undamped |
106.9 |
109.6 | 110.9 |
3,74% |
Particle boards, raw or sanded |
102.4 | 117.1 | 117.4 |
14,65% |
Particle boards, laminated with decor |
114.4 |
113.9 | 115.2 |
0,70% |
HDF panels, size > 800 kg/m³, raw/sanded |
111.3 |
112.1 | 111.9 |
0,54% |
Laminate floorings, density > 800 kg/m³ |
110.2 |
109.1 | 109.2 |
-0,91% |