Global Timber Index launches sub-index for market expectation

Yokohama, 20 January 2025: The Global Timber Index (GTI), which tracks the performance of the timber sector in diverse pilot countries, has launched a new sub-index, the Market Expectation Index, for tracking and monitoring the confidence levels of leading timber enterprises in GTI pilot countries regarding the trends of timber and wood markets in their countries over the next six months. With this addition, the GTI now encompasses 12 sub-indices, providing a more comprehensive reflection of the production and business trends of the timber sectors in pilot countries.