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Foreign trade in
roundwood and forest industry products (6.8)
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Figure 6.8a. Total real
value of exports and exports
of forest industry products,
1970–2010. |
Foreign trade in roundwood and forest industry products gives
an idea of the contribution of the forest industry to the national
economy. It is also an indication of the degree of domestic origin
of wood as raw material and of the forest industry products.
Foreign trade with wood-based products is important for the
Finnish economy because one fifth of the total value of Finnish
exports of goods comes from them. The value of wood-based
goods imported to Finland is low, only 4% of the total value of
imports of goods.
In 2010 the total value of the export income of the forest industry
was EUR 10.8 billion, of which 80% was from products of
the pulp and paper industries, 19% from the wood-products industries,
and 1% from the export of roundwood. The total value
of the imported wood and forest industry products in 2010 was
EUR 2 billion, of which 42% was from products of the pulp
and paper industry, 32% from the wood products industries, and
26% from the import of roundwood. In 2010, 12.2 million cubic metres
of roundwood was imported to Finland. This figure was one third
higher than in the previous year, but still one fourth lower than
average value during the preceding 10-year period.
Figure 6.8b. Foreign trade in
roundwood and forest industry
products by product group,
2010.
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