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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLV.

ZAGREB, 24 FEBRUARY, 2009

NUMBER: 1.3.3/4.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

SERVICES IN FORESTRY AND FELLED TIMBER

FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008

 

In the fourth quarter of 2008, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2007, the quantity of forest protection agents used remained approximately at the same level. Within the category of fertilisers and soil improvement agents, the quantity of pure mineral and other fertilisers used was larger. The quantities of energy consumed decreased by 4%, that of motor fuels increased by 25%, of and fuels for warming decreased by 12% and of castor oil and other lubricants increased by 27%. The value of materials used was by 28% and the value of services done in forestry by 12% lower, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2007.

 

 

1.    QUANTITY OF FOREST PROTECTION AGENTS USED, FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008

Tonnes

 

Totally used

X. – XII. 2007.

X. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

Total

10

11

 

 

 

Fungicides

0

0

Insecticides

3

2

Herbicides

4

4

Other forest protection agents

4

5

 

 

2.   QUANTITY OF FOREST FERTILISERS AND SOIL IMPROVEMENT AGENTS USED, FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008

 

Unit of
measure

Totally used

X. – XII.  2007.

X. – XII.  2008.

 

 

 

 

Pure mineral fertilisers (nitrogen, phosphate,
potassium)

t

0

8

 

 

 

 

Manure

t

0

0

 

 

 

 

Other fertilises (mixed and complex)

t

2

7

 

 

 

 

Soil improvement agents (lime, peat, sand)

t

0

0

 


3.   CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY AND FUEL, FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008

 

Unit of
measure

Totally used

X. – XII.  2007.

X. –  XII.  2008.

 

 

 

 

Electricity

kWh

1 075 873

1 053 400

Motor fuel

t

1 306

1 642

Fuel for warming

t

642

568

Castor oil and other lubricants

t

102

130

 

 

4.   VALUE OF MATERIALS USED, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008

Thousand kuna

 

Totally used

X. – XII.  2007.

X. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

Total

16 697

12 173

 

 

 

Small tools (hand-saws and similar)

1 777

1 598

 

 

 

Other forestry materials

7 371

4 644

 

 

 

Maintenance and repairs

8 006

5 931

 

 

5.   VALUE OF SERVICES DONE IN FORESTRY, FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008

Thousand kuna

 

Totally used

X. – XII.  2007.

X. – XII.  2008.

 

 

 

Total

49 517

43 919

 

 

 

Section A, class 02, according to NŠPU 981)

47 661

42 240

Arboriculture services

25 800

16 952

Services in forestry and felled timber, on
contractual basis2)

21 861

25 288

Non-forestry services growth and maintenance

1 856

1 679

 

 

1)   NŠPU 98 – the Nomenclature of Products and Services in Forestry, published in NN, No. 46/98: A Agriculture, hunting and forestry, 02 Forestry and logging related products and services (felling,
      towage and forest transport) is not harmonised with the NKD 2002. definitions for classes 02.01 and 02.02.

2)   Works usually carried out by forestry companies, for example, wood-sawing, afforestation and conversion in forests through contractors and others

 


NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Source and methods of data collection

 

Data on services for the reference quarter were obtained by the collection and processing of data for reporting units engaged in services as defined in section A, class 02.02, of the NKD 2002. (NN, No. 13/03). Data referring to class 02.02 were collected by extracting data from the ŠUM-22/3M form for state-owned forests and do not contain data on services referring to privately-owned forests.

 

Coverage and comparability

 

Since 1998, data on the production of forest products have been collected on the basis of the Nomenclature of Forest Products and Services, NŠPU-98 (NN, No. 46/98). The Nomenclature was made for the needs of forestry statistics. It is based on the List of Characteristic Products of the Commercial Timber Production compiled by the Eurostat (the Statistical Office of the European Union) and published as an integral part of the Manual for Economic Accounts of Agriculture and Forestry in November 1997.

 

Abbreviations

 

kWh             kilowatt hour

NKD 2002.    National Classification of Activities, 2002 version

NN                Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

p/st               number of items (pieces/sticks)

t                    tonne

'000               thousand

 

Symbols

 

0    value not zero but less than 0.5 of the cent of measure used