Softwood Sawlog Price Index for Great Britain, 1985 to 2016

Softwood Sawlog Price Index data for six-month periods from September 1985 to September 2016. The dataset includes underlying average price figures for Great Britain and supports the National Statistics Timber Price Indices release. It was published by the Forestry Commission.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term price trends for softwood sawlogs based on the six-month index series.
• Model timber market economics based on average price data for Great Britain.
• Benchmark forestry sector performance against other commodities using the official price index.
• Forecast future timber prices based on historical index patterns from 1985 to 2016.

Strengths

• Covers a 31-year time series from September 1985 to September 2016.
• Provides both an index series and underlying average price figures.
• Supports an official National Statistics release (Timber Price Indices).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update was 2026-06-29.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

September 1985 to September 2016

Freshness

Data covers periods up to September 2016.

Geography

Great Britain