Timber Price Indices for Great Britain, Data to March 2018

Great Britain's timber price indices, released as National Statistics on 17 May 2018. The data, produced by the Forestry Commission, includes the Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index and the Softwood Sawlog Price Index based on sales by the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales. It presents data up to March 2018.

Use Cases

• Model timber price trends based on the Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index.
• Analyze market fluctuations for softwood sawlogs based on the Softwood Sawlog Price Index.
• Benchmark forestry commodity prices in Great Britain based on official sales data.
• Study the economic impact of forestry sector changes based on national price indices.

Strengths

• Official National Statistics produced by the Forestry Commission, approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
• Includes two distinct price indices: Coniferous Standing Sales and Softwood Sawlog.
• Data is presented up to a specific point in time: March 2018.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales.

Collection Method

Based on sales data from the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales.

Time Range

Data presented to March 2018.

Freshness

Data is current to March 2018, released in May 2018.

Geography

Great Britain.