Timber Committee Market Forecasts

Overview

Following the annual Timber Committee Market Discussions about the current and next year's forest products markets, the Committee issues a statement which includes:

Overview of the forest products sector
Developments in specific forest product market sectors
- Sawn softwood and sawn hardwood
- Wood-based panels
- Wood raw materials including wood energy
- Pulp and paper
- Certified forest products
Tables summarizing forecasts in Europe, North America and Russia.

The Timber Committee also collects data on over 30 individual products for most countries in the UNECE region. These data are available below

Recent Information

2012

Timber Committee Market Statement on Forest Products Markets in 2012 and 2013 - Full Statement (partial translation in French - Russian) - Press Release
Market Forecast Tables XLS PDF
Market Forecast Graphs PPTX

2011

Timber Committee Market Statement on Forest Products Markets in 2011 and 2012 - Full Statement - Press Release
Market Forecast Tables XLS PDF
Market Forecast Graphs PPTX

2010

Timber Committee Market Statement on Forest Products Markets in 2010 and 2011 English
Market Forecast Tables in PDF

2009

Timber Committee Market Statement on Forest Products Markets in 2009 and 2010 English French
Market Forecast Tables in XLS and in PDF

Prior year forecasts

Forecasts and Market Statements made in earlier years can be found here

National Market Statements

The Timber Committee Market Statement is based on the discussions during the Committee meeting and national statements submitted by countries. These can be found here.