US Dollar Exchange Rates of 28th
Apr 2011
China Yuan 6.5017
Report from China
China¡¯s trade in wood products expanded in 2010
Statistics from China Customs show that the total value of
trade of wood products in 2010 reached US$67,608
million, up 27.7% on 2009. Out of the total trade, imports
accounted for US$30,546 million, up 37.2%, while exports
were US$37,062 million, up 24.5%.
Log imports surged
In 2010, China imported a total of 34 million cu.m of logs
valued at US$6 billion, up 22% in volume and 49% in
value compared to 2009. Imports of softwood logs were
24.27 million cu.m in volume and US$3.2 billion in value,
accounting for 71% and 53% of the total log imports
respectively.
Compared to 2009, the volume of softwood log imports
grew 20% and value 45%. The volume of hardwood log
imports was 10 million cu.m, worth US$2.8 billion,
accounting for 29% and 47% of the total imports
respectively. Compared to 2009, the volume of hardwood
log imports increased 30% and value 53%.
Tropical log imports amounted to 8.23 million cu.m,
accounting for 24% of the total log imports, up 35% from
2009.
Big jump in sawnwood imports
Sawnwood imports totalled 14.8 million cu.m (including
sleepers), valued at US$3,878 million in 2010, up 49% in
volume and 67% in value over 2009.
Softwood sawnwood imports were 9.37 million cu.m,
valued at US$1,824 million, accounting for 64% and 48%
of the total respectively, up 47% in volume and 66% in
value over the previous year. Hardwood sawnwood
imports totalled 5.3 million cu.m, worth US$1,446
million, accounting for 36% and 37% of the total
respectively. Harwood sawnwood imports increased 32%
in volume and 50% in value compared to 2009.
Sawnwood imports came mainly from Russia, Canada, the
US and Thailand.
Significant increase in furniture exports
China exported wooden furniture in 2010 worth US$16.2
billion in 2010, a significant jump of 34% in value
compared to 2009.
The US is the largest destination for Chinese wooden
furniture accounting for 34% of the total wooden furniture
exports from China. Other major markets were Japan and
European countries.
Fibreboard imports in 2010 amounted to 268,300 tonnes,
valued at US$124.6 million, up 7.2% in volume and 4.2%
in value over 2009.
Particleboard imports rose to 350,600 tonnes, valued at
US$114.3 million, 21% higher in volume and 29% in
value from the previous year.
Furniture imports totalled US$387.7 million, 32% more in
volume and 30%more in value on 2009.
Gains in other wood product exports
In 2010, exports of other wood products such as wooden
doors, mouldings, wooden handicrafts and packaging
materials etc. were worth US$3,830 million, up 23% from
2009.
China exported a total of 7.6 million cu.m of plywood in
2010, valued at US$3.4 billion, up 34% in volume and
35% in value compared to 2009. Plywood exports to the
US were 1.35 million cu.m accounting for 18% of the total
plywood export volume. Particleboard exports from China
totalled 107,600 tonnes in 2010, worth US$41.4 million,
33% higher in volume and 27% in value from 2009.
In contrast, a total of 539,000 cu.m of sawnwood were
exported in 2010, valued at US$342 million, down 4% in
volume and 1.3% in value from the previous year.
Sawnwood was mainly exported to Japan (299,000 cu.m,
accounting for 56% of the total sawnwood exports)
followed by the Republic of Korea (66,000 cu.m, 12.4%),
the US (36,000 cu.m, 6.8%), Vietnam (28,000 cu.m, 5.2%)
and Germany (19,000 cu.m, 3.6%).
Out of the total sawnwood exports from China, 34.4%
came from Shandong Province followed by Liaoning
Province with 19.9%.
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