For the first eight months of 2015 total volume of lumber exports from Russia increased by 8.4%, to 9.44 million tons year-over-year. The volume of Russian exports of roundwood for the reporting period amounted to 12.07 million cubic metres, (9.9% less than in the same period last year).

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Lumber exports from Russia increased by 8.4% in January-August 2015

Oct 12, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. For the first eight months of 2015 total volume of lumber exports from Russia increased by 8.4%, to 9.44 million tons year-over-year, as Federal Customs Service of Russia said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

The volume of Russian exports of roundwood for the reporting period amounted to 12.07 million cubic metres, (9.9% less than in the same period last year).

Export value of roundwood decreased by 26.5% to $867.2 million; export value of lumber decreased by18.1% to $2.1 billion.

11.66 million cubic metres of roundwood (-10.2%) worth $849.5 million (-26%) were shipped to other countries in January- August 2015; to CIS countries - 416.2 thousand cubic metres (+2.3%) worth $17.7 million (-35.9%).

7.38 million tons (+17%) of lumber worth $1.79 billion (-9.6%) were shipped to other countries; to CIS countries – 2.052 million tons (-14.5%), worth $309.1 million (-47.6%).