US hardwood plywood imports rose in 2020

Despite an 18% drop in December 2020, US imports of hardwood plywood ended 2020 up 6% in volume over the previous year. Imports from China were down 35% in 2020 while imports from Indonesia and Ecuador both increased by 36%.

Imports from Vietnam gained 17% for the year. Imports from Russia and Cambodia in 2020 both held close to the totals for 2019.

A decrease of 36% in imports from Vietnam in December accounted for much of the month’s downturn, while imports from Russia and Indonesia slid as well. Despite the decrease from November numbers, December imports were slightly better than those of the previous December