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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 20 AUGUST, 2009

NUMBER: 1.3.3/2.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

SERVICES IN FORESTRY AND FELLED TIMBER

SECOND QUARTER OF 2009

 

In the second quarter of 2009, as compared to the second quarter of 2008, the quantity of forest protection agents used increased for insecticides and herbicides, while the quantity of fungicides remained at the same level. The quantity of fertilisers and soil improvement agents used remained approximately at the same level except for pure mineral fertilisers which was larger. The quantities of energy consumed increased by 19%, that of motor fuels decreased by 27% and that of fuels for warming decreased by 810%, while the quantities of castor oil and other lubricants remained at the same level. The value of materials used was by 11% and the value of services done in forestry by 15% lower, as compared to the second quarter of 2008.

 

 

1.   QUANTITY OF FOREST PROTECTION AGENTS USED, SECOND QUARTER OF 2009

Tonnes

 

Totally used

IV. – VI. 2008.

IV. – VI. 2009.

 

 

 

Total

5

11

 

 

 

Fungicides

3

3

Insecticides

0

3

Herbicides

0

5

Other forest protection agents

2

0

 

 

2.   QUANTITY OF FOREST FERTILISERS AND SOIL IMPROVEMENT AGENTS USED, SECOND QUARTER OF 2009

Tonnes

 

Totally used

IV. – VI.  2008.

IV. – VI.  2009.

 

 

 

Pure mineral fertilisers (nitrogen, phosphate, potassium)

2

5

 

 

 

Manure

0

0

 

 

 

Other fertilises (mixed and complex)

1

1

 

 

 

Soil improvement agents (lime, peat, sand)

1

1

 

 

3.   CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY AND FUEL, SECOND QUARTER OF 2009

 

Unit of
measure

Totally used

IV. – VI.  2008.

IV. –  VI.  2009.

 

 

 

 

Electricity

kWh

876 206

1 043 764

Motor fuel

t

1 944

1 414

Fuel for warming

t

322

290

Castor oil and other lubricants

t

120

111

 

4.   VALUE OF MATERIALS USED, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, SECOND QUARTER OF 2009

Thousand kuna

 

Totally used

IV. – VI.  2008.

IV. – VI.  2009.

 

 

 

Total

10 853

9 144

 

 

 

Small tools (hand-saws and similar)

1 613

1 189

 

 

 

Other forestry materials

4 042

2 532

 

 

 

Maintenance and repairs

5 198

5 423

 

 

5.   VALUE OF SERVICES DONE IN FORESTRY, SECOND QUARTER OF 2009

Thousand kuna

 

Totally used

IV. – VI.  2008.

IV. – VI.  2009.

 

 

 

Total

28 738

24 343

 

 

 

Section A, class 02, according to NŠPU 981)

27 673

23 695

Arboriculture services

6 279

5 216

Services in forestry and felled timber, on
contractual basis2)

21 394

18 479

Non-forestry services growth and maintenance

1 065

648

 

 

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 via 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

 

p/st              number of items (pieces/sticks)

kWh             kilowatt hour

NKD 2002.   National Classification of Activities, 2002 version

NN               Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

t                   tonne

'000             thousand

 

Symbols

 

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