The cumulative statistical results of timber imports in September 2022 show that the year-on-year amount increased by 9.4%, 0.9 percentage points lower than the added value in September. As of September, the import volume of wood products had dropped by 1.2% compared with the same month last year. The import value increased by 9.4%. The import unit price increased by about 10.8%.

The accumulative import amount of logs decreased by 12.6% over the previous year, and timber decreased by 11.4%.

As of September 2022, the import unit prices of most wood products have increased 4.0% year on year, including logs, plywood 11.8%, MDF 12.1%, PB 2.7% and chips (particles) 41.9%. Wood decreased by 0.2%, veneer decreased by 1.5%.

The import amount of each log country is in the order of New Zealand > America > Australia > Germany > Canada > Japan. As of September 2022, the cumulative log import amount is USD 350608. Compared with the same month last year, the import amount of logs decreased by 12.3%, the import volume decreased by 16.2%, and the import unit price increased by 4.0%. The number of logs in New Zealand accounts for 69.1% and the amount accounts for 57.4%.