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Softwood Lumber CVD Gap Window *Use With Caution*
Much fuss was made this week among operators subject to the Canadian Softwood Lumber AD/CVD Case CVD GAP period. The issue requiring further clarification has to do with the ability of the U.S. Customs Broker to delay filing of a shipment’s “Entry Summary” for ten business days from the time the shipment is “Arrived” at…
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Canada-US Softwood Lumber Trade: Further Updates
Fast on the heals of British Columbia’s new NDP Premier John Horgan’s assertion last week that Canada and the US were “close” to a new softwood lumber trade deal, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he was “very hopeful” of getting a deal with the United States on softwood lumber, which has become…
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US Private Residential Construction Spending: June 2017
National Association of Home Builders analysis of Census Construction Spending data released Tuesday shows that total private residential construction spending stood at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $US502.9 billion in June, 0.2 per cent lower than downwardly revised May estimates. It was the third consecutive monthly decrease after a strong start this year. Nevertheless,…
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Canada-US Softwood Lumber Trade: Further Updates
Fast on the heals of British Columbia’s new NDP Premier John Horgan’s assertion last week that Canada and the US were “close” to a new softwood lumber trade deal, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he was “very hopeful” of getting a deal with the United States on softwood lumber, which has become…
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Canada Lumber Production, Exports; US Consumption, Imports & Log Exports: May 2017
US Coniferous Sawn Wood Imports: May 2017 According to the latest figures from the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service, for January to May 2017 the USA imported US$2,235 billion of softwood lumber from the World, which amounts to a 17 per cent increase from the first five months of the previous year, when…
