According to the FAS, US softwood lumber imports totaled 18.4 million m³ in the first six months of 2022. Year on year, a decrease of 6% or approximately 1.2 million m³ was recorded.
The US imported 15.4 million m³ from Canada in the first half-year, i.e. nearly 9% less than in the same period of 2021. A slight decrease was recorded in shipments from Romania (218,000 m³; -4%), while softwood lumber imports from Germany (1.1 million m³; +11%), Sweden (465,000 m³; +22%) and Austria (227,000 m³; +2%) increased compared to last year.
As always, you can find the detailed development of US imports in our Datacube in the section Foreign trade.
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