In contrast to the volatile wooden door imports, Japan’s imports of wooden windows was flat for the first four months of 2017 rising only in May. Year-on-year, the value of May 2017 wooden window imports fell 13% but month-on-month they rose 21%, as ITTO reported.
As was the case with May wooden door imports, Chnan and the Philippines were the major shippers accounting for around 67% of May 2017 imports. The other major supplier was the US which contributed 22% to the value of May wooden window imports to Japan.
