Europe’s second-biggest flow of softwood sawn timber was that from Sweden to Great Britain with 2.5 million m³ (-3%), followed by exports from Belgium to France with 1.3 million m³ (+34%).
On a global level, the biggest volume of softwood sawn timber, i.e. 30.7 million m³, was exported from Canada to the US (-4%). Russia and Canada sold 19.3 million m³ (+11%) and 4.6 million m³ (-11%), respectively, to China.
The increases in Finnish and Swedish exports to Egypt are remarkable. Finland saw its volumes rise by 19% to 1.5 million m³ and Sweden recorded a 52% increase to 1.4 million m³. Shipments from Germany to the US also grew considerably by one quarter to 1.2 million m³.
Czech exports to Austria (1.1 million m³; +13%) should mainly come from branches of Austrian companies.
| Trade flows incl. planed timber in 1,000 m³ | |||||
| N. | Exporter | Importer | 1-12 2018 | 1-12 2019 | Diff. in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | USA | 32,054 | 30,710 | –4 |
| 2 | Russia | China | 17,297 | 19,273 | 11 |
| 3 | Canada | China | 5,144 | 4,581 | –11 |
| 4 | Austria | Italy | 2,608 | 2,644 | 1 |
| 5 | Sweden | Great Britain | 2,556 | 2,478 | –3 |
| 6 | Russia | Uzbekistan | 2,588 | 2,430 | –6 |
| 7 | Canada | Japan | 2,183 | 1,818 | –17 |
| 8 | Finland | Egypt | 1,280 | 1,519 | 19 |
| 9 | Sweden | Egypt | 901 | 1,368 | 52 |
| 10 | Belgium | France | 1,005 | 1,348 | 34 |
| 11 | Finland | China | 1,070 | 1,227 | 15 |
| 12 | Germany | USA | 978 | 1,210 | 24 |
| 13 | Russia | Egypt | 1,230 | 1,141 | –7 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | Austria | 983 | 1,107 | 13 |
| 15 | Latvia | Great Britain | 1,117 | 1,060 | –5 |
| 16 | Austria | Germany | 1,026 | 1,037 | 1 |
| 17 | Russia | Japan | 859 | 978 | 14 |
| 18 | Sweden | Norway | 885 | 921 | 4 |
| 19 | Germany | Austria | 897 | 908 | 1 |
| 20 | Sweden | Netherlands | 952 | 904 | –5 |
