According to Destatis, 6.73 million m³ of softwood lumber and planed timber were produced in the first quarter, making it the best first quarter on record. Year on year, production grew by 3.4%, while an increase of 10.9% was recorded compared to the first three months of 2020.
So far, there has only been one quarter in which German sawmills produced more softwood lumber, i.e. 6.87 million m³ in the months from April to June 2021.
| Softwood lumber incl. planed timber (spruce/fir, pine, other softwood) in 1,000 m³ | |||||||
| Period | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 4,899 | 5,172 | 5,409 | 5,655 | 6,072 | 6,515 | 6,734 |
| Q2 | 5,764 | 5,582 | 5,935 | 6,005 | 6,230 | 6,873 | – |
| Q3 | 5,537 | 5,949 | 5,912 | 6,026 | 6,466 | 6,335 | – |
| Q4 | 4,919 | 5,348 | 5,524 | 5,618 | 6,448 | 5,614 | – |
| Total | 21,119 | 22,051 | 22,780 | 23,304 | 25,216 | 25,337 | – |
