Timber cutting by species

Data on cutting by species include data on forests in private and state
ownership, provide by state owned and private enterprises that are managing
those forests weather the forest management is their main activity or not .

Total gross timber cutting in 2003 fall by 5.7% as compared to 2002, while cutting of broadlived trees was by 2.0% higher, cutting of conifers fall by 11.8%.

Production of forest assortiments

Statistics on the production of forest assortments include data provided by enterprises dealing with regular production of forest assortments from forests in private or state ownership, as well as by citizens having licence for timber cutting.

Production of forest sortiments in 2003 fall by 6.8% as compared to 2002 while production of forest assortments of broadleaved trees was increased by 1.8%, production of conifers products decreased by 13.6%.