According to Destatis, German sawmills produced a total of 6.508 million m³ of softwood lumber (including planed timber) in the first quarter which is an increase of 436,000 m³ compared to the same period of last year. However, output is still below the 7 million m³ forecast by the Association of the German Sawmill and Timber Industry (DeSH) in May. Already last year, softwood lumber production had risen by 7% to 6.072 million m³ (2019: 5.5655 million m³).
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| Softwood lumber incl. planed timber (spruce/fir, pine, other softwood) in million m³ | ||||||
| Period | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 4,899 | 5,172 | 5,409 | 5,655 | 6,072 | 6,508 |
| Q2 | 5,764 | 5,582 | 5,935 | 6,005 | 6,230 | – |
| Q3 | 5,537 | 5,949 | 5,912 | 6,026 | 6,466 | – |
| Q4 | 4,919 | 5,348 | 5,524 | 5,618 | 6,448 | – |
