The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) met on 20 September 2018 and discussed amongst others the parquet situation and recent economic developments on the European markets.  When compared to the same period last year, the provisional results for the first semester of 2018 point to a continuation of the moderately positive parquet consumption trends, with a stable development or a slight growth. Exceptions are Germany, Norway and Switzerland which are reporting decreases in sales. Nevertheless, the situation is meanwhile already improving on the German market and in Norway as ...