Year-on-year, Japan’s December imports of wooden bedroom furniture rose 17% and month-on-month there was a 4% rise, as ITTO reported.
Imports of wooden bedroom furniture continued higher in December 2019 building on the gains in the previous month. The surge in imports of wooden bedroom furniture at year end is a pattern repeating itself over recent years.
Two shippers, China and Vietnam, accounted for over 90% of Japan’s wooden bedroom furniture imports in December 2019 with Chinese shipper taking the lion’s share at 52%. The other shippers of note were Thailand and Malaysia with around 2-3% each.
