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Japanese softwood lumber imports on the decrease

Article by Birgit Fingerlos (translated by Eva Guzely) | 29.11.2021 - 10:35

From January to October, Japan imported 3.8 million m³ of softwood lumber, i. e. 9% less than in the same period of last year when imports had totaled 4.2 million m³.

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Main supplier Canada saw its softwood lumber shipments rise by 6% to 1 million m³. Russia, which follows in second place, sold a total of 653,000 m³, recording a year-on-year decrease of 10%. Sweden, the number three supplying country, shipped 600,000 m³ of softwood lumber to Japan, which is 13% less than compared to 2020.

From January to October, import volumes from Austria fell by 10% year on year to 177,000 m³.

Data are collected by Statistics of Japan. As always, you can find detailed developments in our Datacube. You don’t have access yet? Here, you can find the right subscription for you.

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