The Pacific Rim's Largest Exporters and Importers of Plywood,
with Directions of Trade, by Volume (thousand cubic meters), 1997

Exporters è

Importers ê

Indonesia

Malaysia

USA

China

Canada

Russia

Singapore

Non-Rim Exporters

Global Imports

Japan

3,251

1,572

40

67

300

5

1

185

5,421

China

1,550

1,120

8

na

10

-

51

735

3,474

USA

628

148

na

38

316

119

35

399

1,683

Korea

397

66

5

127

7

-

5

76

683

Singapore

40

476

0

43

1

0

na

31

591

Canada

15

7

306

4

na

11

2

80

425

Australia

32

7

3

0

0

0

5

28

75

Non-Rim Importers

2,587

429

1,262

1,119

225

480

92

3,114

9,308

Global Exports

8,500

3,825

1,624

1,398

859

615

191

4,648

21,660

Major non-Rim exporters include Finland, Brazil, France.

Major non-Rim importers include UK, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Italy, France, United Arab Emirates.

Compiled by George Draffan www.endgame.org from FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 1997, p. 239.

 

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