Statistics contained in the latest UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review 2011-2012 indicate that softwood lumber consumption in the UNECE region (Europe, North America and former CIS countries) remained on its upward path in 2011. A slightly more stable economy and the impact on more receptive and expanding markets, notably in Asia, sparked this improvement. Even though consumption climbed by 2.3% to 180.794m m³ this figure is still some distance away from the record set in 2007 when UNECE softwood lumber consumption exceeded 232m m³. According to the latest report, these figures will not be replicated in the medium term, either. Source: euwid-wood-products
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