Germany: Pallets and wooden packaging – declining wood prices
22/07/2008 - 17:16
Prices of wooden packaging are declining. The price index published by the German association for wood packaging, palettes and export packaging (HPE) shows a decrease for solid timber, OSB and plywood in the second quarter, both compared to the same quarter of last year and compared to the first quarter of 2008.
Quarter
4/2005
1/2006
2/2006
3/2006
4/2006
1/2007
2/2007
3/2007
4/2007
1/2008
2/2008
Index value
105.5
111.0
120.7
132.3
144.3
149.2
144.7
141.4
140.1
138.3
133.9
Price changes
compared to
last quarter
5.5%
5.2%
8.7%
9.6%
9.1%
3.4%
-3.0%
-2.3%
-0.9%
-1.3%
-3.2%
Price changes
compared to
last year
-
11.0%
-
-
36.8%
34.4%
19.9%
6.9%
-2.9%
-7.3%
-7.5%
1/2005 = 100
Price index: solid timber for wooden
packaging
Quarter
4/2005
1/2006
2/2006
3/2006
4/2006
1/2007
2/2007
3/2007
4/2007
1/2008
2/2008
Index value
101.6
107.6
116.1
128.8
138.3
144.8
135.8
133.2
129.3
125.5
123.7
Price changes
compared to
last quarter
1.6%
5.9%
7.9%
11.0%
7.4%
4.8%
-6.2%
-1.9%
-2.9%
-2.9%
-1.4%
Price changes
compared to
last year
-
7.6%
-
-
36.1%
34.6%
17.2%
3.4%
-6.5%
-13.3%
-8.9%
1/2005 = 100
Price index: plywood for packaging
Quarter
4/2005
1/2006
2/2006
3/2006
4/2006
1/2007
2/2007
3/2007
4/2007
1/2008
2/2008
Index value
102.6
104.5
102.9
103.5
103.4
101.8
106.2
108.7
112.1
105.3
103.3
Price changes
compared to
last quarter
2.6%
1.9%
-1.5%
0.6%
-0.1%
-1.5%
4.3%
2.3%
3.1%
-6.1%
-1.9%
Price changes
compared to
last year
-
4.5%
-
-
0.8%
-2.6%
3.2%
5.0%
8.4%
3.4%
-2.7%
1/2005 = 100
Price index: OSB for packaging
Quarter
4/2005
1/2006
2/2006
3/2006
4/2006
1/2007
2/2007
3/2007
4/2007
1/2008
2/2008
Index value
95.2
91.1
91.9
96.3
97.0
105.3
107.8
109.2
106.9
100.6
97.8
Price changes
compared to
last quarter
-48%
-3.5%
0%
4.8%
0.7%
8.6%
2.4%
1.3%
-2.1%
-5.9%
-2.8%
Price changes
compared to
last year
-
-8.1%
-
-
1.9%
14.6%
17.3%
13.4%
10.2%
-4.5%
-9.3%
1/2005 = 100