Year-on-year Japan’s August 2016 imports of wooden doors were up 5% and compared to levels in July they rose 7%, ITTO reported.
As has been the norm for the year to date the top three suppliers in August were China (67%), the Philippines (17%) and trailing behind Indonesia at 5%.
The main drivers of demand for wooden door is the new build and home renovation market and recent improvement in housing starts and the especially strong demand for apartments in the major cities is supporting wooden door imports.
