The only country to increase its shipments of hardwood flooring to the United States in May was Malaysia, according to international web-based timber network Fordaq.
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The only country to increase its shipments of hardwood flooring to the United States in May was Malaysia, according to international web-based timber network Fordaq.
Malaysian exports of hardwood flooring to the U.S. in May increased by 27 percent compared with April, for a total worth of $700,000. Brazil and Vietnam also shipped more hardwood to the U.S. in May than in April.
Chinese exports of hardwood flooring to the U.S. decreased 34 percent, for a total worth of $0.4 million. All told, hardwood flooring imports from all countries decreased 8 percent from April to May, for a total worth of $2.9 million.
“Assembled flooring panel” imports were worth $11.7 million in May, a 25 percent increase from April. Chinese shipments of assembled panels increased to $5.8 million, a 25 percent jump from the month before.
Hardwood plywood imports from some Asian countries increased more than 30 percent compared with April.
The jump in hardwood plywood imports in May was mainly due to product from Indonesia, which shipped more than 50 percent the amount it had in April for a total of 3.5 million cubic feet. Year-to-date, imports from Indonesia have jumped 38 percent above where they were in the same period last year.
The United States' hardwood plywood imports from China increased 30 percent to 5,225,090 cubic feet. Year-to-date imports from China are 3 percent below where they were in 2013.
In all, the United States' hardwood plywood imports were at 11,570,200 cubic feet, 30 percent higher than in April and 6 percent higher than in the same period last year.