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Forestry - Sawn timber production 1988–2023

Ministry for Primary Industries

Inclusions

Veneer production includes veneer intended for further production into plywood in New Zealand.
Plywood includes laminated veneer lumber from 1992 until 2002.
Particleboard includes particleboard, strandboard and triboard from the December 1996 quarter. Prior to this, triboard and strandboard had been included in the Fibreboard category. The change has been made in line with HS export and import codes.
Fibreboard includes hardboard, softboard and medium density fibreboard (MDF) from the December 1996 quarter.

Data provided by

Ministry for Primary Industries

Dataset name

Quarterly Production, Stock and Roundwood Removals: Production December 2023

Webpage:

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/forestry/forest-industry-and-workforce/forestry-wood-processing-data/wood-processing-data/

How to find the data

At the URL provided, find the 'Quarterly Production, Stock and Roundwood Removals' and select the plus-symbol to expand the tab. Click on the 'Production' Excel file.
This file was edited by Figure.NZ for processing purposes.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Quarterly Production, Stock and Roundwood Removals: Production December 2023

From the dataset Quarterly Production, Stock and Roundwood Removals: Production December 2023, this data was extracted:

  • Sheet: Sawn timber production
  • Range: C6:S120
  • Provided: 324 data points

Dataset originally released on:

March 2024

About this dataset

MPI surveys wood processors from around New Zealand, both quarterly and annually, for their production and stock information. Each survey represents about 125 timber, panel, and pulp mills throughout New Zealand.