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Italian softwood lumber imports stable at last year’s level

Article by Birgit Fingerlos (translated by Eva Guzely) | 12.08.2024 - 15:36

From January to May, Italy imported around 1.8 million m³ of softwood lumber and planed timber, i.e. just 1.5% fewer than in the same period of 2023.

Just over 993,000 m³ of softwood lumber (incl. planed timber) were imported from main supplier Austria. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 1.7%. Imports from Germany (2nd place) and Finland (3rd place), on the other hand, saw a negative development. In the first five months, Italy received 253,000 m³ (-7%) from Germany and 106,000 m³ (-8%) from Finland.

Smaller volumes were also purchased from the Czech Republic (92,000 m³; -3%), Ukraine (51,000 m³; -7%), Slovakia (49,000 m³; -14%) and Poland (47,000 m³; -33%). Meanwhile, France (37,000 m³; 16%), Switzerland (36,000 m³; +34%), Slovenia (35,000 m³; +2%) and other countries (92,000 m²; +9%) were able to increase their trade volumes.

Data are collected and published by Eurostat.

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