Tropical sawnwood exports also increased (+2.8%) in volume, from 28,400 cubic metres in May 2014 to 29,200 cubic metres in May 2015 (from $14.6 million to $14.8 million).
On the other hand pine plywood exports declined in May (-12.5% in value) with the volume of exports slipping from 109,000 cubic metres to 99,100 cubic metres, year on year.
In sharp contrast, tropical plywood exports increased from just 3,000 cubic metres in May 2014 to 9,500 cubic metres in May this year.
However, there was a fall in wooden furniture exports from $41.4 million in May 2014 to $38.7 million in May 2015, a 6.5% drop.
