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US Construction Job Openings: April 2017
The count of unfilled jobs in the construction sector climbed in April, rising to the highest level since September of last year. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and NAHB analysis released Monday, the number of open construction sector jobs stood at 203,000 in April. The cycle high was 238,000,…
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Canada and US Softwood Lumber Update: 1Q ‘17
New data this week out of Statistics Canada, on Canadian softwood lumber production and sawmill sales, as well as from the US Department of Commerce, on US coniferous wood imports and exports, give an excellent update to the economic state of the North American forest products industry for 1Q 2017. According to figures Wednesday from…
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Canada’s Lumber Market Forecast: Conference Board
Following its strongest showing in three years, production growth in Canada’s wood products industry is expected to moderate significantly in 2017 due to the incoming US trade restrictions on Canadian softwood lumber, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada’s Wood Products Manufacturing Industry, released Friday. Canada’s wood products manufacturers will see…
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Canada Wholesale Trade, Lumber Exports: March 2017
Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world narrowed to a $370 million deficit in April, from a revised $936 million deficit in March, said Statistics Canada Friday. Exports rose 1.8 per cent to $47.7 billion, led by higher exports of passenger cars and light trucks. Imports were up 0.6 per cent to $48.1 billion, on…
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US Construction Spending, House Prices: April 2017
Construction spending in the US during April 2017 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$1,218.5 billion, 1.4 per cent below the revised March estimate of US$1,235.5 billion. Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$943.3 billion, 0.7 per cent below the revised March estimate of US$949.7 billion.…
