Demand for sawnwood of well known and lesser known species in Peninsular Malaysia

Ismariah Ahmad, . and J. R. Vincent, . Demand for sawnwood of well known and lesser known species in Peninsular Malaysia. pp. 340-353. ISSN 0128-1283

Declining timber resources are forcing tropical timber producing countries to develop markets for lesser known species (LKS). This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the effects of relative prices output of end-use industries(construction and mouldings) and technical change(residual trends) upon the domestic demand for sawnwood of well known species(WKS)and LKS in Peninsular Malaysia during 1979 through 1989. A two output cost function is developed to analyze demand for sawnwood as derived from cost minimization by the end-use industries. Regression results indicate that the comsumption of sawnwood by the construction and moulding industries was significantly influenced by relative prices output of end-use industries and technical change. Future increases in domestic comsumption of LKS depend on their continued price advantage offsetting underlying trends away from their use.

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Abstract

Declining timber resources are forcing tropical timber producing countries to develop markets for lesser known species (LKS). This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the effects of relative prices output of end-use industries(construction and mouldings) and technical change(residual trends) upon the domestic demand for sawnwood of well known species(WKS)and LKS in Peninsular Malaysia during 1979 through 1989. A two output cost function is developed to analyze demand for sawnwood as derived from cost minimization by the end-use industries. Regression results indicate that the comsumption of sawnwood by the construction and moulding industries was significantly influenced by relative prices output of end-use industries and technical change. Future increases in domestic comsumption of LKS depend on their continued price advantage offsetting underlying trends away from their use.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Timber
AGROVOC Term:	Sawnwood
AGROVOC Term:	Wood products
AGROVOC Term:	Forest inventories
AGROVOC Term:	Sawmilling
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22657

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