In the first three quarters of 2023, softwood lumber production (incl. planed timber) totaled 17.55 million m³ in Germany. Compared to the same period of last year (18.68 million m³), output fell by 6% or around 1.1 million m³. Compared to 2021, a decrease of 11% or nearly 2.2 million m³ was recorded. Thus, in 2023, the German sawmill industry almost reached the softwood lumber output of 2019 (17.69 million m³) and produced more than in 2018 (17.26 million m³).
In the third quarter of 2023, a total of 5.56 million m³ of softwood lumber and planed timber were produced in Germany, which corresponds to a 2.4% decrease compared to the previous quarter.
Data are collected and published by Destatis.
| Softwood lumber incl. planed timber in 1,000 m³, spruce/fir, pine, other softwood | |||||||
| Quarter | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 5,172 | 5,409 | 5,655 | 6,072 | 6,515 | 6,562 | 6,179 |
| Q2 | 5,582 | 5,935 | 6,005 | 6,230 | 6,873 | 6,295 | 5,807 |
| Q3 | 5,949 | 5,912 | 6,026 | 6,466 | 6,335 | 5,825 | 5,561 |
| Q4 | 5,348 | 5,524 | 5,618 | 6,448 | 5,614 | 5,628 | – |
| Total | 22,051 | 22,780 | 23,304 | 25,216 | 25,337 | 24,309 | – |
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