Major Countries/Regions of World’s Laminate Flooring Imports and Exports in Jan. –Aug., 2012
Major Importers of World’s Laminate Flooring (HS: 4413) in Jan. –Aug., 2012
|
Importers |
Import value (thousand USD) |
Year-on-year growth(±) |
|
France |
16,437 |
18.94% |
|
Australia |
15,094 |
88.51% |
|
Poland |
14,934 |
40.37% |
|
Belgium |
10,458 |
-26.99% |
|
Turkey |
10,168 |
-37.02% |
|
Netherlands |
9,428 |
74.33% |
|
Britain |
9,127 |
14.42% |
|
Italy |
8,332 |
-30.15% |
|
Korea |
7,354 |
41.89% |
|
Germany |
6,896 |
-5.88% |
Among all of the import countries listed above, France, Australia, Poland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and South Korea achieved positive year-on-year growth in import value and Australia ranked first, increasing by 88.51%, followed by the Netherlands, which grew by 74.33%. Turkey got largest negative growth over the previous year, a decrease of 37.02%, followed by Italy, down 30.15%.
Major Exporters of World’s Laminate Flooring (HS: 4413) in Jan. –Aug., 2012
|
Exporters |
Export Value(thousand USD) |
Year-on-year growth(±) |
|
Turkey |
22,965 |
-38.69% |
|
Germany |
20,720 |
-12.51% |
|
Italy |
11,378 |
-6.42% |
|
Netherlands |
9,406 |
118.69% |
|
Belgium |
9,269 |
-42.98% |
|
Spain |
8,687 |
-13.67% |
|
Estonia |
7,939 |
-16.29% |
|
Poland |
5,949 |
-35.86% |
|
Romania |
5,255 |
-8.70% |
|
China |
4,411 |
-2.24% |
All of above countries’ laminate flooring exports decreased, except from the Netherlands, whose export value was more than once over the previous year.
