The World Market for Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for planes, chisels, gouges, and similar cutting tools for working wood. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for planes, chisels, gouges, and similar cutting tools for working wood for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying planes, chisels, gouges, and similar cutting tools for working wood? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of planes, chisels, gouges, and similar cutting tools for working wood vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of planes, chisels, gouges, and similar cutting tools for working wood? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 South Africa 22 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood 23 3.2.1 Executive Summary 23 3.2.2 China 27 3.2.3 India 28 3.2.4 Japan 29 3.2.5 Malaysia 29 3.2.6 Singapore 30 3.2.7 South Korea 30 3.2.8 Taiwan 31 3.2.9 Thailand 31 3.2.10 Vietnam 32 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood 32 3.3.1 Executive Summary 32 3.3.2 Austria 35 3.3.3 Belgium 36 3.3.4 Czech Republic 36 3.3.5 Denmark 37 3.3.6 Finland 37 3.3.7 France 38 3.3.8 Germany 39 3.3.9 Italy 40 3.3.10 Kazakhstan 40 3.3.11 Norway 41 3.3.12 Poland 41 3.3.13 Portugal 41 3.3.14 Russia 42 3.3.15 Slovakia 42 3.3.16 Spain 43 3.3.17 Sweden 43 3.3.18 the Netherlands 44 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood 44 3.4.1 Executive Summary 44 3.4.2 Brazil 47 3.4.3 Colombia 48 3.4.4 El Salvador 48 3.4.5 Mexico 48 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood 49 3.5.1 Executive Summary 49 3.5.2 Canada 53 3.5.3 the United States 54 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood 55 3.6.1 Executive Summary 55 3.6.2 Australia 57 3.6.3 New Zealand 58 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood 58 3.7.1 Executive Summary 58 3.7.2 Israel 60 3.7.3 Turkey 61 4 IMPORTS 62 4.1 Africa: Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood Imports in 2016 62 4.1.1 Executive Summary 62 4.1.2 Algeria 65 4.1.3 Botswana 66 4.1.4 Egypt 66 4.1.5 Ethiopia 66 4.1.6 Ghana 67 4.1.7 Mali 67 4.1.8 Morocco 67 4.1.9 Mozambique 68 4.1.10 Namibia 68 4.1.11 Nigeria 68 4.1.12 Rwanda 69 4.1.13 Senegal 69 4.1.14 South Africa 69 4.1.15 Uganda 70 4.1.16 Zimbabwe 70 4.2 Asia: Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood Imports in 2016 70 4.2.1 Executive Summary 70 4.2.2 China 75 4.2.3 Hong Kong 75 4.2.4 India 76 4.2.5 Indonesia 76 4.2.6 Japan 77 4.2.7 Malaysia 77 4.2.8 Papua New Guinea 78 4.2.9 Philippines 78 4.2.10 Singapore 79 4.2.11 South Korea 79 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 80 4.2.13 Taiwan 80 4.2.14 Thailand 80 4.2.15 Vietnam 81 4.3 Europe: Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood Imports in 2016 81 4.3.1 Executive Summary 81 4.3.2 Austria 86 4.3.3 Belarus 86 4.3.4 Belgium 87 4.3.5 Bulgaria 87 4.3.6 Croatia 88 4.3.7 Czech Republic 88 4.3.8 Denmark 88 4.3.9 Estonia 89 4.3.10 Finland 89 4.3.11 France 90 4.3.12 Germany 91 4.3.13 Greece 91 4.3.14 Hungary 92 4.3.15 Ireland 92 4.3.16 Italy 93 4.3.17 Kazakhstan 93 4.3.18 Lithuania 94 4.3.19 Luxembourg 94 4.3.20 Norway 95 4.3.21 Poland 95 4.3.22 Portugal 96 4.3.23 Romania 96 4.3.24 Russia 97 4.3.25 Slovakia 97 4.3.26 Slovenia 98 4.3.27 Spain 98 4.3.28 Sweden 99 4.3.29 the Netherlands 100 4.3.30 Ukraine 100 4.4 Latin America: Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood Imports in 2016 101 4.4.1 Executive Summary 101 4.4.2 Argentina 104 4.4.3 Bolivia 105 4.4.4 Brazil 105 4.4.5 Chile 105 4.4.6 Colombia 106 4.4.7 Costa Rica 106 4.4.8 Ecuador 106 4.4.9 El Salvador 107 4.4.10 Guatemala 107 4.4.11 Honduras 107 4.4.12 Mexico 108 4.4.13 Nicaragua 108 4.4.14 Paraguay 108 4.4.15 Peru 109 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood Imports in 2016 109 4.5.1 Executive Summary 109 4.5.2 Canada 113 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 113 4.5.4 Jamaica 114 4.5.5 the Bahamas 114 4.5.6 the United States 115 4.6 Oceana: Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood Imports in 2016 115 4.6.1 Executive Summary 115 4.6.2 Australia 119 4.6.3 New Zealand 119 4.6.4 Tonga 120 4.7 the Middle East: Planes, Chisels, Gouges, and Similar Cutting Tools for Working Wood Imports in 2016 120 4.7.1 Executive Summary 120 4.7.2 Israel 123 4.7.3 Jordan 124 4.7.4 Lebanon 124 4.7.5 Oman 124 4.7.6 Turkey 125 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 126 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 126 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 127