Japan’s April imports of assembled flooring were 10% up on levels in March and were almost 50% higher than in April 2016.

Flooring

Japan’s assembled flooring imports increased by 50% in April

After the unexpected decline in Japan’s assembled flooring imports recorded in February this year, there was a rebound in March and this continued into April, as ITTO reported.

Japan’s April imports of assembled flooring were 10% up on levels in March and were almost 50% higher than in April 2016.

Because of the unusually high level of imports in January this year, there has been an almost 30% increase in arrivals of wooden floor imports during the first four months of this year.