China November Plywood Imports At 10,000 Cubic Meters

Published: 11 Dec 2008 01:59:57 PST

BEIJING --China imported 10,000 cubic meters of plywood in November, according to preliminary data issued by the General Administration of Customs Wednesday.

The country imported a total of 230,000 cubic meters of plywood in the first 11 months, down 4.2% on year, it said.

The country also imported 570,000 tons of pulp last month, and the imports in the January-November totaled 8.83 million tons, up 12.8% on year, customs said.

Meanwhile, it imported 240,000 tons of paper and paper boards in November, while imported a total of 3.29 million tons in the first 11 months, down 11.5%, customs said.

-Zheng Xiaolu contributed to this story, Dow Jones Newswires; 8610 6588-5848; tracy.zheng@dowjones.com