Although Malaysia's timber industry suffered a twists and turns during the 2020 epidemic, compared with the timber export of rm22.5 billion in 2019, the timber export in 2020 will only drop by 2%. The main markets for growth in wood products are the United States and China. These two markets account for 44 per cent of Malaysia's total exports. In particular, sales to the United States increased significantly in 2020, up 50 per cent from RM5 billion in 2019 to rm7.4 billion. Timber exports to China have increased 23 per cent in 2020 to RM2.3 billion.