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Exports up by nearly 500,000 m³

Article by Martina Nöstler (translated by Eva Guzely) | 21.04.2020 - 10:06

Germany’s softwood log exports amounted to nearly 1.3 million m³ in January and February. According to preliminary data provided by Destatis, this corresponds to a 59% year-on-year increase.

Softwood log exports to China nearly tripled: 695,000 m³; +217%. The country received an enormous 350,000 m³ every month.

Sales in Austria, on the other hand, fell by 15% to 209,000 m³. Belgium also bought less from Germany (128,000 m³; -13%). A marked relative increase was recorded in exports to South Korea (43,000 m³; +286%) and Sweden (33,000 m³; +76%).

You can find detailed figures on German softwood log exports in our Datacube in the section Foreign trade.

Germany softwood log exports February 2020
Country 2020 2019 Change in %
China 695,092 219,434 216.8
Austria 209,349 247,363 -15.4
Belgium 128,268 148,104 -13.4
South Korea 42,928 11,124 285.9
Sweden 33,203 18,822 76.4
Czech Republic 31,542 29,705 6.2
Luxembourg 29,431 7,376 299
Netherlands 27,597 13,541 103.8
Lithuania 16,894 1,355 1146.8
Poland 16,479 22,194 -25.8
Other countries 63,195 97,368 -35.1
Total 1,293,978 816,386 58.5