Exports |
UK softwood exports in 2012 consisted of 405 thousand green tonnes of industrial roundwood (excluding sawlogs) and 130 thousand green tonnes of logs, giving a total of 535 thousand green tonnes of roundwood (Table 2.27). This corresponded to a 9% decrease in the quantity of softwood roundwood exports since 2011, and remains lower than the level in the period 2004 to 2008.
The UK also exported 142 thousand tonnes of chips in 2012, a 10% decrease from the previous year.
|
Year | Roundwood |
Chips |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Industrial |
Logs |
Total |
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| thousand green tonnes | |||||
|
2003 |
217 | 90 | 307 | .. | |
|
2004 |
465 | 145 | 610 | 320 | |
|
2005 |
560 | 145 | 705 | 150 | |
|
2006 |
505 | 138 | 643 | 214 | |
|
2007 |
588 | 171 | 759 | 251 | |
|
2008 |
556 | 176 | 733 | 176 | |
|
2009 |
244 | 104 | 347 | 125 | |
|
2010 |
301 | 166 | 467 | 136 | |
|
2011 |
415 | 171 | 585 | 158 | |
|
2012 |
405 | 130 | 535 | 142 | |
Source: industry associations
Notes:
1. Data for exports from Northern Ireland before 2004 are not available.
2. Includes all roundwood other than sawlogs.
.. Denotes data not available.