In January, the US imported 2.41 million m³ of softwood sawn timber. According to the FAS, this corresponds to a decrease of 2% year on year. The volume imported in January is the smallest in recent years. In January 2018, for example, the US imported 2.69 million m³. In 2017, imports amounted to 3.05 million m³.
Of the Top 5 supplying countries, only Germany saw its sales rise in the US: 111,000 m³ correspond to an increase of 25%. Imports from Canada (2.08 million m³; -3%), Brazil (44,000 m³; -17%), Sweden (41,000 m³; -14%) and Chile (25,000 m³; -3%), on the other hand, decreased.
In January 2020, the US bought 19,000 m³ of softwood sawn timber from Austria, i.e. 14% more than in the same period of 2019.
As always, you can find more detailed figures in our Datacube in the section Foreign trade.
USA softwood sawn timber imports January 2020
| Country | 2019 | 2018 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2,081,008 | 2,147,048 | -3.1 |
| Germany | 111,324 | 89,215 | 24.8 |
| Brazil | 43,554 | 52,682 | -17.3 |
| Sweden | 40,667 | 47,049 | -13.6 |
| Chile | 25,219 | 26,105 | -3.4 |
| Austria | 19,357 | 16,940 | 14.3 |
| New Zealand | 17,699 | 24,597 | -28 |
| Romania | 17,504 | 11,284 | 55.1 |
| China | 14,337 | 10,458 | 37.1 |
| Czech Republic | 8,627 | 5,006 | 72.3 |
| Other countries | 29,765 | 27,679 | 7.5 |
| Total | 2,409,061 | 2,458,063 | -2 |
