international tropical timber organization organizations center 5th floor pacifico yokohama1 1 minato mirai nishi ku yokohama 220 0012 japan itto mis or jp market report 16 31st january 2002 contents log prices p2 domestic p3 sawnwood p5 ply and veneer p6 p7 other panel product of added value products p8 rubberwood furniture p9 from p10 china p12 italian p15 netherlands p19 n american markets p20 abbreviations currencies p23 appendix price trends economic data sources headlines low inventories african logs could trigger surge page 2 peru creates permanent production forests to secure supply forest benefits 5 malaysian industrialists question lifting export quota system 9 s trade petitions for cut on imports duty 10 papua new guinea reduces duties 12 lowers import plywood 13 wood flooring demand growing fast be 200 million sq m by 2005 western european parquetry in