While the sharp drop in Japan's imports of wooden door in February the rebound in the value in March was more of a surprise. Year-on-year, the value of wooden door imports in March dropped a further 18% adding to the year-on-year decline seen in February. For the 1Q 2020 there was a 22% decline in the value of wooden door imports, as ITTO reported.
As in previous months shippers in China and the Philippines dominated Japan’s March 2020 imports of wooden doors. The main shipper, China, accounted for 47% of all door imports. Shippers in the Philippines saw a decline in market share in March, slipping to 24% from the 35% in February. The other major shipper was Indonesia which accounted for 7.5% of the value of imports in March.
