The latest trade data shows that EU imports of sawn tropical hardwood have continued to slide this year, despite on-going economic recovery in the region. The decline is not restricted to tropical products. EU imports of sawn temperate hardwood have also declined in 2017, although at a slower rate than for tropical hardwood.
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The European real-wood flooring industry continues to experience moderate growth, benefiting from encouraging economic developments, especially in construction activity. Compared to the same period last year, provisional results for the first half of 2017 point to a continuation of the positive parquet consumption trends observed in 2016 and during the first quarter of 2017.
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