Sawmills - All Mills |
Around two thirds of the 196 active sawmills in 2009 processed softwood only. A further 28% processed both softwood and hardwood, and the remaining 5% processed only hardwood.
|
Year |
Softwood only |
Hardwood only |
Both |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2000 |
184 |
28 |
85 |
297 |
|
2001 |
174 |
25 |
72 |
271 |
|
2002 |
160 | 22 | 67 | 249 |
|
2003 |
154 | 20 | 66 | 240 |
|
2004 |
143 | 18 | 63 | 224 |
|
2005 |
142 | 16 | 55 | 213 |
|
2006 |
142 | 19 | 52 | 213 |
|
2007 |
135 | 16 | 55 | 206 |
|
2008 |
135 | 12 | 51 | 198 |
|
2009 |
131 | 10 | 55 | 196 |
Source: Sawmill Survey