日本林野厅近日召开第一届2011年木材供需会议(Timber Supply andDemand Meeting),并起草了主要木材供需短期预测(2011年第3季度和第4季度)(Short term forecastof supply and demand for majortimber(the 3rd and 4th quartersof 2011))。简要来说,预测需求在第3季度(7月至9月)比去年同期减少,第4季度(10月至12月)略有增加。2011年的重点是,预计2011年的房屋开工率约为84.7万套。预测的先 Japan’s Forestry Department recently held its first Timber Supply and Demand Meeting 2011 and drafted a short term forecast of supply and demand for majortimber (the third quarter and the fourth quarter of 2011) 3rd and 4th quarters of 2011)). In a nutshell, demand is forecast to decrease in the third quarter (July-September) from a year earlier and slightly in the fourth quarter (October-December). In 2011, the key point is that it is estimated that the housing starts in 2011 will be about 847,000 units. Forecast first