BC forest product exports year-to-date (September) 2016 totalled $10.45 billion, up 8.7 per cent from $9.61 billion for the same time last year, according to the Competitiveness and Innovation Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Tuesday.
British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports: September 2016
Highlight of Exports in September 2016, compared to September 2015:
- BC forest product exports totalled $1.22 billion, up 14.3 per cent from $1.07 billion.
- Share of export value by market: US (53.1%, up from 51.6%), China + Hong Kong (25.6%, up from 21.5%), Japan (8.2%, down from 12.3%), and other destinations (13.1%, down from 14.6%).
- Share of export value by product: Softwood Lumber (49.8%, up from 45.6%), Pulp (22.0%, down from 25.3%), Other Wood Products (15.7%, down from 17.2%), Other Paper Products (6.5%, down from 7.8%), and Logs (6.0%, up from 4.2%).
Highlight of Exports YTD 2016 (September), compared to YTD 2015 (September):
- BC forest product exports totalled $10.45 billion, up 8.7% from $9.61 billion.
- Share of export value by market: US (53.7%, up from 47.7%), China + Hong Kong (23.8%, down from 29.0%), Japan (8.6%, down from 9.4%), and other destinations (13.9%, 13.9%).
- Share of export value by product: Softwood Lumber (49.5%, up from 45.2%), Pulp (21.6%, down from 25.9%), Other Wood Products (17.0%, up from 15.0%), Other Paper Products (6.7%, down from 8.6%) and Logs (5.2%, down from 5.3%).