Highlight of Exports YTD 2016 (April), compared to YTD 2015 (April):
- B.C. forest product exports totalled $4.56 billion, up 6.5% from $4.28 billion.
- Share of export value by market: U.S. (52.3%, up from 46.2%), China + Hong Kong (24.9%, down from
30.9%), Japan (8.4%, down from 9.2%) and other destinations (14.4%, up from 13.7%).
- Share of export value by product: Softwood Lumber (49.0%, up from 46.2%), Pulp (22.4%, down from 25.3%), Other Wood Products* (16.8%, up from 13.6%), Other Paper Products** (6.9%, down from 9.1%) and Logs (4.8%, down from 5.8%).
Data Source: B.C. Stats tabulation from Statistics Canada. Nominal Dollar Value
Prepared by Alex Barnes, Competitiveness and Innovation Branch, Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations