Japan’s October wooden kitchen furniture imports declined 18.5% year-on-year but were slightly higher than in the previous month, ITTO reported.
The top suppliers in October remain Vietnam, the Philippines and China in order of the value of imports by Japan. Between them, Vietnam (38%) and the Philippines (33%) account for the bulk of Japan’s wooden kitchen furniture imports with China contributing a further 13%.
In October both Vietnam and China saw sales to Japan rise while exports from the Philippines slipped slightly compared to a month earlier. If imports of wooden kitchen furniture from Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia are added to the total from the top three suppliers then around 90% of all Japan’s imports of wooden kitchen furniture is accounted for.
