Year-on-year, the value of Japan’s March 2018 imports of wooden kitchen furniture were 25% higher but compared to levels in February 2018 March imports were down 6%, as ITTO reported.
Manufacturers in the Philippines have steadily gained market share and in March this year were the number one shipper of wooden kitchen furniture to Japan accounting for around 50% of all wooden kitchen furniture imports by value.
Vietnam is the second ranked supplier of wooden kitchen furniture to Japan and in March accounted for over 30% of Japan’s imports of this category of wooden furniture.
