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Log and lumber price indices with increases

Article by Philipp Matzku (translated by Eva Guzely) | 17.03.2025 - 15:19

In January, the lumber price index was at the level recorded in June 2023, while the log price index is slightly lower than that.

In January 2025, the Austrian log price index reached 158.3% (base: January 2001 = 100%). Compared to December 2024, it rose by 3.8 percentage points. Year on year (January 2024: 152%), an increase of 6.3 percentage points was recorded. The last time the log price index was at a higher level was in June 2023 (162.7%).

As for lumber, the Austrian Timber Industry Association reports a price index of 163.5% for the month of January 2025, which is nearly exactly the level recorded in June 2023 (163.9%). In December 2024, the price index was at 160.8% (+2.7 percentage points). Compared to January 2024 (151.2%), it increased by 12.3 percentage points.

As always, you can find the detailed development of the Austrian price indices in our Datacube.

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