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China imported smaller volumes of lumber

Article by Günther Jauk (translated by Eva Guzely) | 01.02.2023 - 10:43

In 2022, Chinese softwood lumber imports decreased by 10%. Purchases from main supplier Russia were down by over 1 million m³, while shipments from Europe increased.

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In 2022, China imported 17.3 million m³ of softwood lumber, recording a 10% decrease compared to the previous year. Imports from Russia fell by 8% to 11.9 million m³, while those from Canada decreased by nearly 20%, bringing the total to only 1.3 million m³.

More softwood lumber was imported from Finland (882,000 m³; +33%), Sweden (657,000 m³; +66%), Belarus (625,000 m³; +36%) and Germany (568,000 m³; +20%).

Data are collected by China Customs Statistics. As always, you can find detailed figures in our Datacube.

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