Year-on-year, Japan’s October 2017 wooden window imports were down over 40%, compared to 2016 and compared to levels in September a 15% drop was observed. Around 90% of Japan’s wooden window imports originate from just three sources, China (32%), the Philippines (29%) and the US (27%), as ITTO reported.
The rise in the value of Japan’s wooden window imports in September 2017 now seems to have been a one-time event as October figures show imports dropping sharply and even falling below the level in August, the builders’ holiday month in Japan.
