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Japan Housing Starts: July 2017
According to a report released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on August 31st, Japan’s housing starts in July were 83,234 units, a drop of 2.3 per cent from the same month in the previous year, said Japan Lumber Journal September 15. When compared to the previous months, that figure decreased by…
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Japan Wood Imports from North America: 1H 2017
Japan imports of North American logs for the first half of 2017 dropped 8.5 per cent compared to the same time the previous year, to 1.37 million cubic metres, while that of lumber increased 2.4 per cent, to 1.1 million cubic metres, said Japan Lumber Reports August 25. The decrease in log imports is due…
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Heffler Forest Products Reopens
Jobs are coming back to Hefler Forest Products’ sawmill in Middle Sackville, NS, starting next month, said Stan Mason, president of the forest products company to The Hants Journal September 15. The company will be producing specialty wood products, including 12-foot and 16-foot lengths and deck boards. The new hires next month will amount to…
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Renting in USA: New Reality
A total of 43 million Americans were renters in 2016, and of that number 47.7 per cent were cost-burdened, meaning these consumers spend more than 30 per cent of their income on housing, a threshold long used by the federal government to identify “rent-burdened” households, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2015 American Community Survey.…
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Western Forest Products and Long Hoh Lay Off Workers
The Public and Private Workers of Canada and Unifor say 160 sawmill workers are being laid off, according to My Comox Valley Now Thursday. The layoffs are happening at the Ladysmith, BC, Western Forest Products sawmill and at Long Hoh Enterprises at Qualicum Beach, BC, both on Vancouver Island. Forestry Officer Cam Shiell says that’s…
