Sales generated by the German wood industry (including the furniture industry) rose by 2.8% in the first half-year 2012 to €16.458bn. This was main attributable to the contribution from the furniture industry (+4.5%). In the wood trade, which does not cover furniture manufacturers, sales increased only slightly by 1.2% in the first six months to €7.422bn. Here, marked differences were registered between sectors in the first processing stage, such as wood-based panel and lumber manufacturers, and value-adding businesses. Source: euwid-wood-products
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http://www.euwid-wood-products.com/news/wood-products/single/Artikel/hdh-still-working-from-assumption-of-slight-growth-for-wood-industry-in-2012-as-a-whole.html
