According to preliminary data collected by Statistik Austria, exports totalled 1.91 million m³ in the first four months of 2018. Sales increased on almost all of the main export markets. Exports to Italy have been stable at 869,000 m³ (+1%). Sawn timber sales in Germany have seen a marked increase: Austria’s neighbour bought an additional 16%, i.e. a total of 343,000 m³.
More softwood sawn timber was exported to Slovenia (185,000 m³; +8%) and Japan (101,000 m³; +2%) as well. Developments in the US are remarkable: Austria’s exports to the overseas market soared by 333% to 47,000 m³ by the end of April.
Merely Croatia (55,000 m³; -14%), the Czech Republic (37,000 m³; -25%) and China (20,000 m³; -4%) bought less softwood sawn timber from Austria.
Austria sawn timber exports April 2018 | |||
Austrian exports of softwood sawn timber and planed goods (1,000 m³) |
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Country |
Jan-April 2017 |
Jan-April 2018 |
Change in % |
Italy |
857 |
869 |
1 |
Germany |
296 |
343 |
16 |
Slovenia |
172 |
185 |
8 |
Japan |
99 |
101 |
2 |
Croatia |
64 |
55 |
–14 |
U S A |
11 |
47 |
333 |
Czech Republic |
50 |
37 |
–25 |
Switzerland |
27 |
31 |
12 |
Slovakia |
20 |
27 |
36 |
Romania |
11 |
23 |
120 |
China |
21 |
20 |
–4 |
Other countries |
150 |
172 |
15 |
Total |
1,777 |
1,910 |
7 |
Source: Statistik Austria (preliminary data) | © Timber-Online 2018