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EU27+UK imports from Indonesia: wood furniture makes gains while plywood, doors and decking lose ground
EU27+UK imports of wood furniture from Indonesia made large gains in the second and third quarter of 2019 and maintained this high level through to the end of March 2020.
FLEGT licensed furniture biggest winner in EU tropical trade in year ending March 2020
Wood furniture from Indonesia maintained its position at the top of the league of the largest gains in EU tropical wood product imports in the twelve months to March 2020.
COVID signal missing in EU27+UK import data for Q1 2020
Having reached the highest level in more than a decade in October 2019, EU trade in tropical wood and wood furniture products slowed in the last two months of the year, a trend which accelerated in January and February this year. Contrary to expectations, with the large western European countries implementing COVID-19 lockdown measures during …
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EU27+UK records strongest year for tropical timber since 2007
It is ironic that in 2019, just before the market chaos created by COVID-19, the EU27+UK recorded its strongest year for tropical timber product imports since 2007. That was, of course, when the last consumer boom was at its peak just prior to the market meltdown of the financial crises.
