Imports of wood flooring into the European Union increased 4.9% to 29.7 million m2 last year, after declining steadily between 2010 and 2013. In 2014, wood-flooring deliveries from China, the single largest supplier, increased by 4.9% to 18.6 million m2. China accounted for 63% of total EU imports in 2014, exactly the same proportion as the previous year (Chart 1).
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The EU imported tropical wood products worth €1.81bn in 2014, which represents a 3% increase over the ten-year low of €1.76bn registered in 2013. Between 2012 and 2013 imports had dropped sharply by 13.2 % and fell below the €2bn threshold for the first time. Even with the slight recovery, the EU’s 2014 tropical wood imports did not even reach half of what they were less than ten years ago (Chart 1).
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