Exports and imports

Trade of Forest Products for 2002

    Import Export Production Consumption
Units Quantity $US
(x1000)
Quantity $US
(x1000)
Quantity Quantity
Sawnwood Cum 35400 24668 580500 258809 2523000 1977900
  Sawnwood (C) Cum 20700 12248 5500 3726 0 15200
  Sawnwood (NC) Cum 14700 12420 575000 255083 2523000 1962700
Wood-Based Panels Cum 28100 19588 8083500 2192439 8484000 428600
  Veneer Sheets Cum 4600 9570 6000 15990 1110000 1108600
  Plywood Cum 4600 1632 7424000 2083863 7015000 -404400
  Particle Board Cum 6000 2900 540000 74376 274000 -260000
  Fibreboard Cum 12900 5486 113500 18210 85000 -15600
Wood Pulp Mt 837400 411055 1655600 689375 1816000 997800
  Mechanical Wood Pulp Mt 166000 63866 200 174 0 165800
  Semi-Chemical Wood Pulp Mt 38500 14625 1000 475 0 37500
  Chemical Wood Pulp Mt 408200 193832 1633000 674464 1816000 591200
  Dissolving Wood Pulp Mt 224700 138732 21400 14262 0 203300
Paper and Paperboard Mt 117800 142738 2264700 1152536 5487000 3340100
Wood Fuel Cum 0 0 100 28 157023008 157022912
Wood Residues Cum 0 0 28100 1651 388000 359900
Other Fibre Pulp Mt 1600 3324 200 144 79000 80400
Recovered Paper Mt 2030800 197986 100000 20000 1163000 3093800

Data source: The data used to construct the following table are drawn from the FAOSTAT forestry statistics database. This database contains national and regional time series data from 1961 onwards, for production, imports and exports of more than 40 forest products categories for every country and territory in the world.

last updated: Tuesday, November 24, 2009