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market
for January to December
Export Value of Reduction in export value was recorded in 2016 for
laminated board/flooring (6%), particle board (8%),
Logs & Timber plywood (10%), veneer (14%), logs (21%), dowel
(23%) and moulding (51%).
Products On the contrary, buoyant export value was recorded for
block board (3159%), fibre board (15%), woodchips
The wood-based sector of Sarawak earned RM5.9 (15%) and sawn timber (7%).
billion in export revenue in 2016 compared to RM6.6
billion in 2015 due to the global economic volatility. The aggregate export value of plywood, logs and sawn
timber were RM2.9 billion @ 49%, RM1.4 billion @
The export value of timber and timber products from 24% and RM786 million @ 13% respectively. This
the major markets declined by 6% - 51% during the represented 86% to the total export value of logs and
same period. timber products to the State in 2016. (Table 1)
Logs
In 2016, the export volume of logs slid by 7% to 2.5
million m³. At the same time, the export value also
dropped by 21% to RM1.4 billion.
India remained the number one importer of logs from
Sarawak with 1.2 million m³ worth RM933 million.
This was followed by Indonesia at 875,141 m³ to
RM167million and Taiwan at 173,371 m³ to RM143
million.
Export volume to Taiwan and India decreased by 14%
and 23% respectively. Order from Indonesia, however,
increased by 68%.
The average FOB unit value dropped by 15% from
RM671 per m³ in 2015 to RM570 per m³ in 2016 due to
tighter supplies in Sarawak. (Table 2)
market
for January to December
Export Value of Reduction in export value was recorded in 2016 for
laminated board/flooring (6%), particle board (8%),
Logs & Timber plywood (10%), veneer (14%), logs (21%), dowel
(23%) and moulding (51%).
Products On the contrary, buoyant export value was recorded for
block board (3159%), fibre board (15%), woodchips
The wood-based sector of Sarawak earned RM5.9 (15%) and sawn timber (7%).
billion in export revenue in 2016 compared to RM6.6
billion in 2015 due to the global economic volatility. The aggregate export value of plywood, logs and sawn
timber were RM2.9 billion @ 49%, RM1.4 billion @
The export value of timber and timber products from 24% and RM786 million @ 13% respectively. This
the major markets declined by 6% - 51% during the represented 86% to the total export value of logs and
same period. timber products to the State in 2016. (Table 1)
Logs
In 2016, the export volume of logs slid by 7% to 2.5
million m³. At the same time, the export value also
dropped by 21% to RM1.4 billion.
India remained the number one importer of logs from
Sarawak with 1.2 million m³ worth RM933 million.
This was followed by Indonesia at 875,141 m³ to
RM167million and Taiwan at 173,371 m³ to RM143
million.
Export volume to Taiwan and India decreased by 14%
and 23% respectively. Order from Indonesia, however,
increased by 68%.
The average FOB unit value dropped by 15% from
RM671 per m³ in 2015 to RM570 per m³ in 2016 due to
tighter supplies in Sarawak. (Table 2)
