Nearly all producer prices for wood products in Germany showed a significant price increase compared to the same month last year. One exception are finger-jointed sqares and beams, which are slightly in the red. However, compared to the November figures, prices for all products eased - except for energy wood products and MDF panels. Spruce and Fir lumber fell by 1.3 points, thus continuing the trend of recent months. KVH even lost 3.5 points, equivalent to a price decline of 2.6%.
Producer Price Index Commercial Products (2000=100) |
Dec 2010 |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
Change Dec '10 to '11 |
Spruce and Fir lumber (Picea abies Karst.) |
132.9 | 138.6 | 136.9 |
3.01% |
Lumber according to DIN 4074/S10 |
123.1 | 126.6 | 125.6 |
2.03% |
Finger-jointed squares and beams (KVH) |
133.7 | 136.8 | 133.3 |
-0.30% |
Boards, width over 16 cm |
134.9 | 141.2 | 138.7 |
2.82% |
Boards, width from 8 to 16 cm, size from 15 to 24 mm |
146.1 | 154.6 | 152.8 |
4.59% |
Roof battens according to DIN 4074/S10 |
123.0 | 127.0 | 125.0 |
1.63% |
Reserve squared timber, A/B, 10X10 - 12X12 |
125.9 | 131.0 | 130.1 |
3.34% |
Softwood, size>6mm, planed, sanded, finger-jointed |
117.6 | 124.0 | 123.7 |
5.19% |
Wood chips from softwood |
186.3 | 185.9 | 187.2 |
0.48% |
Pellets and Briquets, compressed |
189.8 | 197.9 | 198.3 |
4.48% |
Hardwood lumber |
109.1 | 111.9 | 111.9 |
2.57% |
Beech blocks, A/B, size 50-60 mm, length 3m, damped |
97.8 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
2.15% |
Beech frames, size 26-32 mm, length 3m, undamped |
114.1 | 117.2 | 117.2 |
2.72% |
Particle boards, raw or sanded |
115.8 | 127.8 | 126.3 |
9.07% |
Particle boards, laminated with decor |
106.4 | 112.3 | 112.3 |
5.55% |
MDF panels, size>9mm, densitiy>650-800kg/m³ |
105.2 | 107.5 | 107.4 |
2.09% |
HDF panels, size > 800 kg/m³, raw/sanded |
109.1 | 116.9 | 118.2 |
8.34% |
Laminate floorings, density > 800 kg/m³ |
88.0 | 97.0 | 96.8 |
10.00% |