Sawn timber exports (including planed timber) amounted to 5.71 million m³ in the first eleven months of 2019. According to Statistik Austria, this corresponds to an increase of 2% year on year.
Exports to Austria’s main foreign market, i.e. Italy, were stable (2.49 million m³; +1%). 996,000 m³ (+2%) were sold to Germany. Deliveries to Slovenia amounted to 629,000 m³ (+5%). Exports to Japan fell by 3% year on year and reached 275,000 m³.
In relative terms, softwood sawn timber exports to China saw the most marked increase of 51% to 71,000 m³.
As always, you can find detailed figures in our Datacube in the section Foreign trade.
Austria Softwood sawn timber exports incl. planed timber (m³) January – November 2019
| Country | 2019 | 2018 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,492,126 | 2,472,036 | 0.8 |
| Germany | 996,001 | 978,846 | 1.8 |
| Slovenia | 628,797 | 597,728 | 5.2 |
| Japan | 274,691 | 281,693 | -2.5 |
| Croatia | 203,119 | 171,699 | 18.3 |
| USA | 180,178 | 175,655 | 2.6 |
| Czech Republic | 122,296 |
123,692 | -1.1 |
| Slovakia | 88,585 | 76,389 | 16 |
| Switzerland | 87,583 | 95,800 | -8.6 |
| China | 70,799 | 46,955 | 50.8 |
| Other countries | 563,837 | 587,783 | -4.1 |
| Total | 5,708,012 | 5,608,276 | 1.8 |
