{"id":76221,"date":"2018-08-14T09:07:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T09:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/dropping-chinese-demand-cause-major-setback-finlands-softwood-lumber-exports\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:48:44","slug":"dropping-chinese-demand-cause-major-setback-finlands-softwood-lumber-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/dropping-chinese-demand-cause-major-setback-finlands-softwood-lumber-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"Dropping Chinese demand cause major setback in Finland&#8217;s softwood lumber exports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><em><strong>he Finnish softwood lumber exports to the world decreased by -4% during January - May 2018, as compared to the same period of 2017. The softwood lumber volumes exported reached almost 3 million m3 during the mentioned period.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The softwood lumber exports to the European Union stagnated at 1,16 million m3 during January-May 2018. Traditionally, the United Kingdom was still the biggest\u00a0European softwood lumber\u00a0importer from Finland, despite the -7% drop in purchases, down to a volume of 287 thousand m3.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, despite expectations and despite the booming trend in recent years, Finnish softwood lumber exports to China dropped yoy by 25% (or 156 thousand m3), down to only 470 thousand m3. Despite the sharp drop, China is still the number 1 destination for Finnish exports.<\/p>\n<p>A positive tendency can be noticed in deliveries to North Africa, with exports rising to Morocco and Algeria, by 15% and 21% respectively.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Finland exports of softwood lumber to the world (in cubic meters); HS Codes: 440710,440711,440712,440719.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table id=\"top10_Table\" border=\"1\" width=\"610\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\"><strong>Destination<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\"><strong>January-May 2017<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\"><strong>January-May 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\"><strong>Change in %<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"td0\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>EUROPEAN Union<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">1,165,719<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">1,160,669<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row0\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>308,526<\/td>\n<td>287,846<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-7 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row0\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Fran\u021ba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>179,689<\/td>\n<td>178,749<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-1 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row0\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Germania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>168,111<\/td>\n<td>163,588<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-3 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row0\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>120,850<\/td>\n<td>138,384<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">15 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row0\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>95,376<\/td>\n<td>96,700<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">1 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row0\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td id=\"otherTd0\"><\/td>\n<td>Others<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>293,167<\/td>\n<td>295,402<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">1 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"td1\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>OTHER European Countries<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">42,212<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">39,458<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-7 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row1\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Turkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>13,900<\/td>\n<td>14,950<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">8 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row1\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>14,537<\/td>\n<td>13,394<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-8 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row1\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Norway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>8,924<\/td>\n<td>6,962<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-22 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row1\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Cipru<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>2,119<\/td>\n<td>1,664<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-21 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row1\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Iceland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>989<\/td>\n<td>1,141<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">15 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row1\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td id=\"otherTd1\"><\/td>\n<td>Others<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>1,743<\/td>\n<td>1,347<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-23 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"td2\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>NORTH Africa<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">574,840<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">654,576<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">14 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row2\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Egipt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>321,127<\/td>\n<td>368,562<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">15 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row2\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Algeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>149,219<\/td>\n<td>180,144<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">21 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row2\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Morocco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>77,801<\/td>\n<td>79,675<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">2 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row2\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Tunisia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>26,693<\/td>\n<td>26,195<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-2 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"td3\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>OTHER African Countries<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">4,482<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">6,447<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">44 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row3\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sudan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>4,181<\/td>\n<td>5,907<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">41 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row3\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Capul Verde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>246<\/td>\n<td>477<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">94 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row3\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">425 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row3\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Gambia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>-<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-100 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"td4\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>NORTH America<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">3,920<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">4,472<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">14 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row4\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>3,910<\/td>\n<td>4,331<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">11 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row4\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>141<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">1,310 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"td5\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>SOUTH America<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row5\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Columbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>-<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"td6\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>NEAR and MIDDLE East<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">315,765<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">245,443<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-22 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row6\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Israel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>154,110<\/td>\n<td>156,093<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">1 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row6\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>140,382<\/td>\n<td>71,405<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-49 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row6\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Jordan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>16,156<\/td>\n<td>15,542<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-4 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row6\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>1,462<\/td>\n<td>1,040<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-29 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row6\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Iraq<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>188<\/td>\n<td>504<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">168 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row6\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td id=\"otherTd6\"><\/td>\n<td>Others<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>3,467<\/td>\n<td>859<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-75 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"td7\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>OTHER Asian countries<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">994,560<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">872,132<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-12 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>China<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>626,462<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>470,357<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\"><strong>-25 %<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>296,131<\/td>\n<td>319,704<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">8 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>South Korea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>28,929<\/td>\n<td>26,407<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-9 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Vietnam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>14,579<\/td>\n<td>16,658<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">14 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Philippines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>9,369<\/td>\n<td>14,885<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">59 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td id=\"otherTd7\"><\/td>\n<td>Others<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>19,090<\/td>\n<td>24,121<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">26 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Taiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>9,798<\/td>\n<td>11,210<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">14 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Malaysia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>4,561<\/td>\n<td>4,496<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-1 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>916<\/td>\n<td>4,194<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">358 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>1,117<\/td>\n<td>1,771<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">59 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Indonesia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>512<\/td>\n<td>1,240<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">142 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>157<\/td>\n<td>481<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">206 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Hong Kong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>1,526<\/td>\n<td>393<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-74 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>254<\/td>\n<td>242<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-5 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Maldives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>165<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-73 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Macao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>84<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-46 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row7 extra7\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Singapore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>-<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"td8\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>OCEANIA and Polar region<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">7,117<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">15,815<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">122 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row8\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>7,076<\/td>\n<td>15,815<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">124 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row8\">\n<td class=\"highlight\">\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>-<\/td>\n<td class=\"highlight\">-100 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td 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