Timber Price Indices for Great Britain, Data to March 2019

Timber Price Indices are National Statistics produced by the Forestry Commission and released on 16 May 2019. The data presents price indices for coniferous standing sales and softwood sawlogs based on sales by the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales. The dataset covers Great Britain with data up to March 2019.

Use Cases

• Analyze price trends for coniferous timber based on the Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index.
• Model softwood market dynamics based on the Softwood Sawlog Price Index.
• Assess the economic impact of forestry sales in Great Britain based on the geographic coverage.
• Benchmark timber prices for financial or policy analysis based on the official National Statistics designation.

Strengths

• Data is designated as official National Statistics, produced by the Forestry Commission.
• Covers two distinct price indices: Coniferous Standing Sales and Softwood Sawlog.
• Geographic coverage is specified as Great Britain.
• Data is presented up to a specific point in time: March 2019.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness beyond March 2019 is unverified.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales.

Collection Method

Based on sales by the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales.

Time Range

Up to March 2019.

Freshness

Data is current to March 2019; update frequency is unknown.

Geography

Great Britain.