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W 0 0 D M A N U F A C T URE
FI^HE export from Sweden under this heading has always, to a very great extent,
1 consisted of joinery for housebuilding such as doors, door-frames, windows,
win-dow-frames, shutters, Venetians, trellis, mouldings, skirtings etc.
The export trade in doors dates back as far as the fifties, when the first factories
were established. The pioneers of the export joinery trade were followed by others in
the sixties, and trade developed, although slowly, until about a year after the Franco-
German war, when the export increased very much, due of course to the general
expansion of trade at that period and to extensive housebuilding, especially in France.
New markets were successively opened for this line of Swedish produce, including a
fairly large oversea trade, which also comprised ready made houses to the Argentine.
The number of manufacturers in Sweden increased considerably as years elapsed, and
in the early nineties overproduction undoubtedly existed.
Unlike the sawn wood trade, the joinery trade has never been capable of as large
an expansion as • should be warranted by the excellent position for this trade which
Sweden really holds, due to its good supply of suitable raw material, excellent
machinery, good workmanship and constantly increasing shipping facilities to all parts of
the world. The reason for this absence of expansion must be sought for mainly in
protective tariff’s in various countries but, notwithstanding this, Sweden has been able
to develop a large and regular trade, particularly with Great Britain and its Colonies,
with Germany and the Netherlands.
It is difficult to quote the official statistics of Sweden to illustrate this particular
trade, as for years the goods exported were included with other manufactured goods
under one heading in the statistics. During the 10 years before 1914, the export had
diminished compared with that of the preceding decade, and during the late war,
business naturally fell off very much, hut has since revived to a considerable extent,
Swedish joinery continuing to find its way to many parts of the world besides Europe.
Changes necessary in many businesses during and previous to the war have lead,
however, to the closing down of rather a large number of mills, and Sweden’s
joinery-export capacity is, therefore, not as large as it formerly was. It may safely be said,
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