Japan's April 2017 imports of wooden office furniture were down around 7.5% compared to the same period in 2016 and were down sharply (-32%) on levels in March, as ITTO reported.
Imports from China fell 13% in April and there was a major decline in imports from EU suppliers. In March imports of wooden office furniture from the main EU suppliers accounted for 20% of total imports but this dropped to just 6% in April.
April imports of wooden office furniture were dominated by shipments from China which accounted for over 80% of all imports of wooden office furniture for the month.
