The German furniture industry proved to be robust: From January to June 2021, manufacturers' sales amounted to around 8.4 billion euros - an increase of 4.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. In view of the long phase of the trade closings, domestic sales developed only slightly positively at plus 1.5 percent.

Due to the impact of the epidemic, Ningbo Zhoushan Port Meishan International Container Terminal suspended all inbound and outbound services on 11th August. After the strict implementation of the epidemic prevention and control policy, on 18th August Ningbo port area will continue to operate the import of ships already and the waiting vessel entry. After the release of the seal on 25th August, the container pick-up service resumed in an orderly manner. Ningbo Meishan port recovered overall on September 1.