Value of China’s forest products up 14 percent

According to the latest statistics from China’s customs agencies, the total trade value of forest products in China (exports and imports) amounted to about Usd 31 billion in the first half of 2008, up 14 percent from the same period in 2007. The total import value was Usd 14.1 billion, rising 21 percent from last year and the export value was Usd 16.9 billion, up 8.8 percent from the previous year. The balance of forest product trade was Usd 2.78 billion.