China: Rise in flooring sales

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According to the flooring Committee, China National Forestry Forest Industry Association (CNFPIA), China's wood and bamboo flooring sales in 2017 totalled 415.2 million square metres, a year on year increase of 5%.

Of the total, the volume of solid wood flooring sales rose 9% to 47.9 million square metres, wood composite flooring sales grew 10% to 114.9 million square metres, laminate flooring sales increased 2% to 214.7 million square metres while bamboo flooring sales were down 1.2% to 33.6 million square metres, the balance being other flooring types.

Laminate flooring sales accounted for more than 50% of total sales followed by wood composite flooring which accounted for 28% of all sales. Solid wood flooring accounted for 12% of sales with the balance being mainly bamboo flooring.

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