The economic downturn noted by the market research institutes is also reflected in Germany’s producer prices for commercial wood products in March and April. While a clear upward trend compared to the same month of the previous year was recorded in February, it is crumbling in March, and eleven of the 26 wood products are already below the previous year’s level in April.
In the short-term comparison with the respective previous month, half of the values are on the red. There are also some values that are stagnating.
In March, only six out of 26 wood products had negative signs compared to the same month last year. Raw chipboard’s prices dropped the most, followed by MDF boards and timber. In other words, twenty values are still above the price level of the same month of the previous year. The strongest gains since March 2018 were from melamine-coated chipboards, followed by OSB boards, pellets and narrow boards.
In April, eleven of 26 values had already fallen below the previous year’s level, the most noticeable being raw chipboard and MDF boards, followed by wood chips and lumber. 15 values are still positive in April, most noticeably OSB boards and melamine-coated chipboard, followed by strips, windows and doors.
In the short-term comparison, eleven values have yielded. In March, the values for MDF boards and lumber fell the most compared to February. Above all, OSB boards and strips were able to increase.
March producer prices for wood products in Germany
| Producer price indices of industrial products (2015 = 100) | Mar-18 | Feb-19 | Mar-19 | Change in % Mar. 18-Mar. 19 | Change in %. Feb-Mar19 |
| Softwood, Thickness> 6mm, planed, ground, finger-jointed (m3) | 103.9 | 108.3 | 108.2 | 4.14% | -0.09% |
| Spruce, fir cut, Picea abies karst. (M3) | 104.2 | 106.4 | 106.3 | 2.02% | -0.09% |
| Construction timber, according to DIN 4074 / S10 | 103.5 | 103.9 | 101.1 | -2.32% | -2.69% |
| Boards, width 8 to 16 cm | 104.7 | 109.3 | 109.5 | 4.58% | 0.18% |
| Boards, width over 16 cm | 102 | 102.6 | 101.6 | -0.39% | -0.97% |
| Roof battens, according to DIN 4074 / S10 | 106.6 | 105.8 | 106.4 | -0.19% | 0.57% |
| Standard beams wood A / B | 101.6 | 103.6 | 103.2 | 1.57% | -0.39% |
| KVH | 106.2 | 105.9 | 106.9 | 0.66% | 0.94% |
| Mouldings from softwood, all edges profiled (m) | 103.1 | 104.4 | 105.7 | 2.52% | 1.25% |
| Hardwood sawn timber | 105.6 | 107.7 | 107.3 | 1.61% | -0.37% |
| Beech sawn timber | 104.9 | 106.7 | 106.2 | 1.24% | -0.47% |
| Oak sawn timber | 108.4 | 111.6 | 111.6 | 2.95% | 0.00% |
| Wood in form of plateletsor chips from softwood | 92 | 92.7 | 93.3 | 1.41% | 0.65% |
| Pellets, briquettes, logs or similar forms from sawdust. | 102.2 | 106.7 | 106.9 | 4.60% | 0.19% |
| Particle board from wood, untreated or ground (m3) | 102.2 | 98.7 | 97.8 | -4.31% | -0.91% |
| Particle board, high pressure laminate surface(m3) | 99.8 | 101.8 | 101.8 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| Particle board, melamine paper surface (m3) | 97.8 | 102.9 | 102.6 | 4.91% | -0.29% |
| OSB, waferboard and similar boards, made of wood | 116.7 | 117.5 | 122.4 | 4.88% | 4.17% |
| MDF furniture panels, thickness> 9mm, density 650-800 kg / m3 | 107.5 | 105.8 | 104.6 | -2.70% | -1.13% |
| HDF board, density> 800kg / m3, raw / ground (m3) | 99.7 | 101 | 100.4 | 0.70% | -0.59% |
| Laminate flooring, density> 800kg / m3 (m2) | 101.4 | 99.7 | 99.5 | -1.87% | -0.20% |
| Parquet panels for mosaic floors | 105.6 | 105.6 | 106.3 | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| Windows, doors, frames, cladding therefor, of wood | 102.7 | 105.5 | 106.1 | 3.31% | 0.57% |
| Doors and frames, door panels | 103.9 | 105.3 | 105.3 | 1.35% | 0.00% |
| Flat pallets, pallet tower walls | 107.3 | 107.4 | 107.5 | 0.19% | 0.09% |
| Boxes, crates, drums, etc., made of plywood (m3) | 101.2 | 104.7 | 104.7 | 3.46% | 0.00% |
April producer prices for wood products in Germany
| Producer price indices of industrial products (2015 = 100) | Apr-18 | Mar-19 | Apr-19 | Change in % Apr18-Apr19 | Change in % Mar-Apr19 |
| Nadelh., Thickness> 6mm, gehob., Geschliff., Keilverz. (M3) | 106.2 | 108.2 | 108.2 | 1.88% | 0.00% |
| Spruce, fir cut, Picea abies karst. (M3) | 105.1 | 106.3 | 105.3 | 0.19% | -0.94% |
| Timber, according to DIN 4074 / S10 | 104.5 | 101.1 | 102.4 | -2.01% | 1.29% |
| Boards, width 8 to 16 cm | 106 | 109.5 | 108.3 | 2.17% | -1.10% |
| Boards, width over 16 cm | 103.2 | 101.6 | 101.4 | -1.74% | -0.20% |
| Roof battens, according to DIN 4074 / S10 | 107.1 | 106.4 | 105.9 | -1.12% | -0.47% |
| Stock edged A / B | 102.2 | 103.2 | 100.9 | -1.27% | -2.23% |
| Konstruktionsvollholz | 106.7 | 106.9 | 106.2 | -0.47% | -0.65% |
| Last a. Softwood, along edges profiled (m) | 102.6 | 105.7 | 106.3 | 3.61% | 0.57% |
| Laubschnittholz | 105.7 | 107.3 | 108.2 | 2.37% | 0.84% |
| Beech timber | 104.9 | 106.2 | 107.2 | 2.19% | 0.94% |
| Oak timber | 108.8 | 111.6 | 111.8 | 2.76% | 0.18% |
| Wood in F. v. Wood Plättch. or Schnitzel from Nadelho. | 92.7 | 93.3 | 90.1 | -2.80% | -3.43% |
| Pellets, briquettes, logs or similar Molds from sawdust. | 101.9 | 106.9 | 104.6 | 2.65% | -2.15% |
| Chipboard a. Wood, untreated or ground (m3) | 101.7 | 97.8 | 97.4 | -4.23% | -0.41% |
| Spanpl., M.Hochdruckschichtpr.stoff. m. Decor. (M3) | 99.8 | 101.8 | 101.8 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| Spanpl., M. melaminharzgeträ. Pap.lag. beschi. (M3) | 99.1 | 102.6 | 102.9 | 3.83% | 0.29% |
| OSB, Waferboard and similar boards, made of wood | 117.4 | 122.4 | 122.1 | 4.00% | -0.25% |
| MDF furniture panels, thickness> 9mm, density 650-800 kg / m3 | 108.6 | 104.6 | 104.8 | -3.50% | 0.19% |
| HDF sheets, density> 800kg / m3, raw / ground (m3) | 99.5 | 100.4 | 99 | -0.50% | -1.39% |
| Laminate floors, density> 800kg / m3 (m2) | 101.4 | 99.5 | 99.4 | -1.97% | -0.10% |
| Parquet panels for mosaic floors | 105.6 | 106.3 | 106.3 | 0.66% | 0.00% |
| Windows, doors, frames, cladding therefor, of wood | 102.7 | 106.1 | 106.1 | 3.31% | 0.00% |
| Doors and frames for it, door panels | 104.5 | 105.3 | 105.3 | 0.77% | 0.00% |
| Flat pallets, pallet tower walls | 108.3 | 107.5 | 106.6 | -1.57% | -0.84% |
| Boxes, crates, drums, etc., made of plywood (m3) | 101.6 | 104.7 | 104.7 | 3.05% | 0.00% |