Japan’s May imports of wooden kitchen furniture were up 13% year-on-year and up almost 4% compared to a month earlier, as ITTO reported.
Three suppliers account for the bulk of Japan’s wooden kitchen furniture imports, the Philippines, (48%), Vietnam (35%) and China (13%).
The big winners in May were both the Philippines and China both of which saw shipments rise on the other hand shippers in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand saw sales fall in May compared to a month earlier. The only nonAsian shippers of wooden kitchen furniture in May were Germany and Italy.
