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Sawmill industry with a slump in sales

Article by Günther Jauk (translated by Eva Guzely) | 16.04.2024 - 14:45

In the first two months of 2024, the German sawmills recorded a marked decrease in sales compared to the same period of the previous two years, which had been exceptionally good.

In January and February, the German sawmill industry generated €968 million in sales. Year on year, a marked 16% decrease was recorded, and sales also remained well below the level of the record year 2022. However, as a look in the Datacube shows, German sawmills still did much better than before the coronavirus pandemic.

Data are collected and published by Destatis.

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