In the second quarter, production output grew by 6% compared to the previous three-month period when 202,000 m³ of hardwood lumber were produced. In the second quarter of 2023, 235,000 m³ of beech and oak lumber were produced in Germany, i.e. 9% more than in the same period of this year, as the Federal Statistical Office Destatis reports.
In the first six months of 2024, hardwood lumber production amounted to 417,000 m³ and was thus down by 13% year on year. Compared to the first half of 2022, output decreased by 23%.
| Beech and oak in 1,000 m³ | ||||||
| Quarter | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300 | 253 | 260 | 261 | 245 | 202 |
| 2 | 288 | 242 | 295 | 279 | 235 | 215 |
| 3 | 309 | 201 | 246 | 232 | 182 | – |
| 4 | 243 | 245 | 240 | 203 | 187 | – |
| Total | 1,140 | 941 | 1,041 | 975 | 849 | – |
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