Japan’s 2017 first three quarter imports of wooden doors were down 9.5% year-on-year. 1Q 2017 imports crashed after the 2016 year end surge but recovered steadily throughout 2017 apart from the dip in the value of imports in April, as ITTO reported.
Year-on-year, September imports of wooden doors were flat but compared to a month earlier there was a 6.5% rise recorded in September.
Almost 90% of Japan’s wooden door imports in September 2017 were derived from three sources, China (61%), the Philippines (18%) and Indonesia (9%).
