The value of Japan’s February imports of wooden kitchen furniture dropped 15% year-on-year and by 12% month-on-month, ITTO reported.
Vietnam was the major source of Japan’s wooden kitchen furniture at 36% of total imports of this category but shipments from Vietnam dropped 23% in February compared to the level in January.
The second ranked supplier was the Philippines (28%) followed by China (12.5%). In February, both the Philippines and China saw shipments decline (-6% and -24% respectively).
