Feb 16, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. Russian timber sector increased production 3% in 2004 compared to 2003, according to the report ‘On the results of the social and economic development of the Russian Federation in 2004 and the main economic tasks set by the Federal government for 2005’ published by the Ministry of economic development and trade.

 

Production of main types of timber sector products

Type of product

Measurement

December

2004

December

2003

2003

2004

Commercial timber

Million cub m

9.6

1.0

90.3

85.2

 

% compared to the same year-to-date period of the previous year

0.2

11.9

107.3

94.3

Sawn timber

Million cub m

1.8

1.9

20.2

19.8

 

% compared to the same year-to-date period of the previous year

0.3

12.7

108.4

98.4

Бумага

Thousand tons

338

323

3682

3879

% compared to the same year-to-date period of the previous year

0

1.1

103.7

105.4

Cardboard

Thousand tons

269

243

2696

2910

 

% compared to the same year-to-date period of the previous year

0.4

0.6

111.0

108.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The production of main types of timber sector products in 2004

 

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Commercial timber, million cub m

8.3

9.3

10.4

7.6

4.7

5.7

6.0

6.1

6.2

5.5

5.8

9.6

Sawn timber, million cub m

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.8

Particleboard, thousand conv cub m

296

297

313

298

259

236

278

315

319

336

319

336

Paper, thousand tons

323

317

333

314

317

308

328

328

319

323

331

338