Year-on-year, Japan’s June imports of wooden kitchen furniture were up 12% but flat compared with the value of June imports while imports of wooden office furniture were down. Sources: Timberbiz, Lesprom
As has been the case since the beginning of 2018, three suppliers accounted for most of Japan’s wooden kitchen furniture imports; the Philippines (48%), Vietnam (36%) and China (9%).
In June, imports of wooden kitchen furniture from Chinese shippers fell 27% driving down their June market share by about half.
Year-on-year Japan’s June 2018 imports of wooden office furniture were down 3%. The decline in June imports marked the third monthly fall driving down total 2Q imports sharply.
The top three shippers of wooden office furniture to Japan in June – China, Portugal and Poland accounted for more than 60% of all wooden office furniture imports.
Unexpectedly, Japan’s imports of wooden bedroom furniture surged in May reversing two months of declines. The value of May imports of wooden bedroom furniture was up 21% compared with April and year-on-year May 2018 imports were 14% higher.
The top three shippers of wooden bedroom furniture to Japan in May were, in order of value, China, Vietnam and Thailand.
Exporters in these three countries accounted for 90% of Japan’s wooden bedroom furniture imports in May. Shippers in China accounted for 59% of May imports followed by Vietnam (28%) and Thailand.
