Softwood Sawlog Price Index for Great Britain, 1985 to 2015

Softwood Sawlog Price Index data covering six-month periods from March 1985 to March 2015. The dataset provides underlying average price figures for Great Britain and supports the official National Statistics release Timber Price Indices. It was published by the Government Digital Service on the EU Open Data platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term price trends in the timber industry based on the six-month price index series.
• Model the relationship between sawlog prices and broader economic cycles based on the 30-year time range.
• Benchmark regional timber prices within Great Britain based on the underlying average price figures.

Strengths

• Covers a 30-year time series from 1985 to 2015.
• Provides underlying average price data for Great Britain in addition to the index.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from industry surveys or official statistics to support the National Statistics release.

Time Range

March 1985 to March 2015

Freshness

Data ends in March 2015; no information on subsequent updates.

Geography

Great Britain