Survey on sawmill capital investments

It is significantly lower than in previous years.

It is somewhat lower than in previous years.

It is the same.

It is somewhat higher than in previous years.

It is significantly higher than in previous years.

	1 - Minor obstacle	2	3	4	5 - Major barrier
Budget	Budget 1 - Minor obstacle	Budget 2	Budget 3	Budget 4	Budget 5 - Major barrier
Financing challenges	Financing challenges 1 - Minor obstacle	Financing challenges 2	Financing challenges 3	Financing challenges 4	Financing challenges 5 - Major barrier
Limited equipment options	Limited equipment options 1 - Minor obstacle	Limited equipment options 2	Limited equipment options 3	Limited equipment options 4	Limited equipment options 5 - Major barrier
Lack of skilled employees	Lack of skilled employees 1 - Minor obstacle	Lack of skilled employees 2	Lack of skilled employees 3	Lack of skilled employees 4	Lack of skilled employees 5 - Major barrier
Market uncertainty	Market uncertainty 1 - Minor obstacle	Market uncertainty 2	Market uncertainty 3	Market uncertainty 4	Market uncertainty 5 - Major barrier
Insufficient time to evaluate new technology	Insufficient time to evaluate new technology 1 - Minor obstacle	Insufficient time to evaluate new technology 2	Insufficient time to evaluate new technology 3	Insufficient time to evaluate new technology 4	Insufficient time to evaluate new technology 5 - Major barrier
Other	Other 1 - Minor obstacle	Other 2	Other 3	Other 4	Other 5 - Major barrier

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	1 - Low priority	2	3	4	5 - High priority
Log handling	Log handling 1 - Low priority	Log handling 2	Log handling 3	Log handling 4	Log handling 5 - High priority
Log breakdown	Log breakdown 1 - Low priority	Log breakdown 2	Log breakdown 3	Log breakdown 4	Log breakdown 5 - High priority
Secondary breakdown	Secondary breakdown 1 - Low priority	Secondary breakdown 2	Secondary breakdown 3	Secondary breakdown 4	Secondary breakdown 5 - High priority
Sorting and stacking	Sorting and stacking 1 - Low priority	Sorting and stacking 2	Sorting and stacking 3	Sorting and stacking 4	Sorting and stacking 5 - High priority
Kiln drying	Kiln drying 1 - Low priority	Kiln drying 2	Kiln drying 3	Kiln drying 4	Kiln drying 5 - High priority
Planing	Planing 1 - Low priority	Planing 2	Planing 3	Planing 4	Planing 5 - High priority
Packaging	Packaging 1 - Low priority	Packaging 2	Packaging 3	Packaging 4	Packaging 5 - High priority
Other	Other 1 - Low priority	Other 2	Other 3	Other 4	Other 5 - High priority

(please specify)

Scanning and optimization

Automation

Safety systems

Dust collection

Kiln drying

Upgraded breakdown equipment

None

Other (please specify)

1 or 2

3 to 5

6 to 8

More than 8

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