Mar 05, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. Plywood imports fell to 370 456 cubic meters in December, down 21% from November 2006 but up 15% from December 2005, ITTO reported. Total plywood imports rose to 4.9 million cubic meters in 2006, up 6.8% from 2005. By import source, 2.6 million cubic meters (53% of total plywood imports) came from Malaysia (up 19% and the fifth consecutive annual increase), 1.5 million cubic meters from Indonesia (down 16.5%) and 622 247 cubic meters from China (up 54%). Meanwhile, supply of domestic plywood surged slightly to 3.3 million cubic meters in 2006. Almost 74% of this domestic supply was softwood plywood.