From January to October 2019, Germany exported 7.36 million m³ of softwood sawn timber (including planed goods) which, according to Destatis, corresponds to an increase of 6% compared to the same period of 2018. The US received 950,000 m³ and thus 15% more softwood sawn timber than in 2018. There was a strong growth in exports to China (+451% to 639,000 m³). According to Customs Statistics China, the country imported an overall 23.6 million m³ of softwood sawn timber in the period January to October 2019.
Exports to Austria (776,000 m³; +1%) and France (708,000 m³; -1%) remained relatively stable in the first ten months of last year, whereas sales in the Netherlands decreased by 10% to 702,000 m³.
You can find more detailed data and developments in exports during the past years in our Datacube in the section foreign trade.
Germany Softwood sawn timber exports incl. planed timber January – October 2019
| Country | 2019 | 2018 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 949,751 | 826,119 | 15 |
| Austria | 776,216 | 771,237 | 0.6 |
| France | 708,464 | 718,587 | -1.4 |
| Netherlands | 702,047 | 783,748 | -10.4 |
| China | 638,867 | 115,925 | 451.1 |
| Belgium | 574,629 | 583,428 | -1.5 |
| Great Britain | 456,698 | 413,215 | 10.5 |
| Italy | 422,757 | 412,092 | 2.6 |
| India | 296,612 | 230,489 | 28.7 |
| Czech Republic | 162,397 | 191,242 | -15.1 |
| Other countries | 1,667,468 | 1,920,702 | -13.2 |
| Total | 7,355,906 | 6,966,784 | 5.6 |
