Wood price index in Germany for wooden packaging reducing in April 2023

The monthly price index for lumber and wood-based materials for wooden packaging and pallets fell in April 2023 compared to March.

The index of solid wood for wooden pallets reduced by 2.1% compared to the previous month, when it had lowered by 0.5%.

The index for solid wood for wooden packaging raised by 0.9% after a plus of 2,9% in the previous month. Compared to April 2022, this resulted in a reduction of 28.7%.

In April 2023, the index for packaging plywood also decreased – by 1.8%. The index was thus 19.3% less than the figure of the previous year.

With a reduction of 1.9% compared to March, OSB for packaging reduced slightly more than before. Compared to the index level in April 2022, there is a minus of 40.2%.

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