Cambridge Shippers Meeting German Presentation Wednesday, 20th September 2017 Daniel Laufenberg
Unemployment rate Germany Germany
GDP Development GDP – gross domestic product
Building Investments
Softwood Production Economy 2015 2016 % Consumption [m³] 18.482.475 18.672.867 + 1,0 % Production [m³] 20.433.479 21.108.626 + 3,3 % Import [m³] 4.578.501 4.828.755 + 5,5 % Export [m³] 6.529.505 7.264.514 + 11,3 %
Production Index
Softwood Export and Import
Raw material
Wood Residues
BREXIT – Loss on exchange Exchange rate GBP to €
Summary Good general economic situation in Germany Slightly better production volumes in 2016 and satisfactory production volumes in the first half of 2017 Difficult economic situation in 2016 as a result of the problems on the woood residues market The German Sawmill Industry will reach, based on the current figures, a satisfactory year result in 2017.