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American Softwoods
SECOND
QUARTER MARKET REPORT
FOR
NORTHERN EUROPE
APRIL – JUNE
2003
OVERALL EUROPEAN SITUATION:
The overall situation for the timber trade in the EU
continues to be very pessimistic due to economic hurdles. The economies in most
of the fifteen EU countries are slowing, or have slowed down, during the past
three months, with Germany suffering the most. This situation has directly
affected the timber import levels to each country from the U.S.A., as shown in
Table 1, and, from virtually every timber exporting region of the world, apart
from Russia which appears to have gone against this trend. (see Table 3.)
Table 1.
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IMPORTS
OF U S SOFTWOOD LUMBER BY COUNTRY-m3 |
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COUNTRY |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
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AUSTRIA |
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54 |
89 |
157 |
243 |
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BELGIUM/LUX |
22912 |
21223 |
13277 |
9442 |
9364 |
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DENMARK |
1381 |
1940 |
803 |
878 |
452 |
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FRANCE |
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22092 |
37925 |
27083 |
4773 |
6701 |
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GERMANY |
87108 |
53468 |
42170 |
11226 |
12261 |
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IRELAND |
|
9322 |
8365 |
6697 |
4713 |
3719 |
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ITALY |
|
127334 |
133942 |
67628 |
28628 |
31950 |
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NETHERLANDS |
14222 |
11322 |
9980 |
14166 |
8650 |
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PORTUGAL |
3593 |
5752 |
3655 |
1535 |
2623 |
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SPAIN |
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146325 |
180980 |
157029 |
100353 |
78304 |
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SWEDEN |
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103 |
53 |
390 |
14 |
8 |
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UNITED
KINGDOM |
39524 |
40917 |
27232 |
15533 |
13598 |
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TOTAL
EXPORTS |
487306 |
507802 |
360819 |
197838 |
172641 |
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However,
Table 2 shows that the levels of American softwood value added products show an
increase in export levels, particularly in flooring and veneer.
TABLE 2
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IMPORTS
OF U S SOFTWOOD PRODUCTS BY COUNTRY |
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COUNTRY |
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1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
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AUSTRIA |
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Lumber
- m3 |
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Flooring
- m2 |
3138 |
641 |
0 |
3321 |
4403 |
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Veneers
- $000 |
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BELGIUM/LUX |
Lumber
- m3 |
23175 |
21559 |
12595 |
10276.0 |
9346 |
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Flooring
- m2 |
7865 |
146 |
487 |
897 |
1440 |
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Mold
-meters |
667723 |
624389 |
852176 |
0 |
34601 |
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Veneers
- $000 |
257 |
178 |
410 |
572 |
247 |
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DENMARK |
Lumber
- m3 |
1509 |
1940 |
1479 |
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Flooring
- m2 |
37367 |
21503 |
21018 |
8038 |
2934 |
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Mold
-meters |
N/A |
N/A |
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Veneers
- $000 |
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FRANCE |
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Lumber
- m3 |
22092 |
37444 |
28671 |
4865 |
6701 |
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Flooring
- m2 |
0 |
2488 |
1573 |
3357 |
701 |
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Mold
- meters |
24934 |
0 |
228196 |
36228 |
0 |
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Veneers
- $000 |
289 |
182 |
892 |
638 |
625 |
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GERMANY |
Lumber
- m3 |
87108 |
52666 |
42170 |
13198 |
12261 |
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Flooring
- m2 |
9400 |
17091 |
10892 |
10612 |
7602 |
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Mold
-meters |
120369 |
159408 |
28267 |
0 |
51002 |
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Veneers
- $000 |
1639 |
1439 |
651 |
731 |
1621 |
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GREECE |
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Lumber - m3 |
13390 |
11861 |
4786 |
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Flooring
- m2 |
N/A |
N/A |
600 |
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Mold
-meters |
N/A |
N/A |
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Veneers
- $000 | ||||||