Foreign trade in roundwood and forest industry products, 8/2022 (preliminary)

In August wood imports totalled 0.43 million cubic meters and decreased by 56% compared to the same month previous year. Wood was no longer imported from Russia at all, but 37 000 cubic meters of eucalyptus wood was importer from Uruguay which accounted 13% of pulpwood imports in August.

• In January-August, wood imports totalled 3.50 million cubic meters and decreased by 59% from same period previous year. Of imported wood 52% was pulpwood, 32% chips and 2% logs. Compared to the same period previous year, the imports of pulpwood decreased by 63%. The imports of chips decreased by 60% and logs 70%. 
• Of imported wood in January-August 43% originated from Russia, 22% from Estonia and 17% from Latvia.
• In January-August the exports value of forest industry products totalled in real terms EUR 10.02 billion and decreased from previous year by 6% (deflated using wholesale price index). The exports value of forest industries was EUR 1.33 billion in August 2022 and decreased in real terms by 1% compared to July previous year.
• At the same time the exports value of wood-products industries was EUR 3.097 billion and increased by 4% in real terms compared to previous year. The exports value of sawn goods decreased by 1% and volume by 6%. For plywood the exports value increased by 6% and volume decreased by 4%.
• The real exports value of pulp and paper industries was EUR 6.93 billion and decreased by 10% compared to previous year. At the same time the exports value of bleached sulphate pulp decreased by 10% and volume decreased by 14%. The exports value of magazine paper decreased by 17% and volume by 31%. For fine paper the exports value decreased by 41% and volume decreased 53%. The exports value of paperboard increased by 7% and volume 3%.