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Southern Yellow Pine Lumber Exports: February 2016
Exports of southern yellow pine lumber remained steady in February, amounting to 51.7 million board feet, according to the Southern Forest Products Association. This volume represents a boost of 12 per cent above the same month in 2015, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 23 per cent when compared with the first two months of…
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US and Canadian Softwood Lumber Production & Sawmill Capacity Utilization: March 2016
US Softwood Lumber Production is up +1.7% for the first three months of 2016, at 8,049 million board feet, compared to 7,912 million board feet for the same time period last year, according to the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association‘s monthly Lumber Track, released Wednesday http://www.wwpa.org Canada Softwood Lumber Production is up…
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US New House Prices, Inventory: March 2016
Fast on the heels of US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development data last week, the Case-Shiller National Home Price In– dex for March was released Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor’s (S&P)/ Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased 5.4 per cent in March compared with a year earlier, according to…
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Pacific North America Climate Leadership Agreement
The partnership with the governments of California, Oregon, and Washington State, along with ve other major cities along the West Coast — Los Angeles, Port– land, San Francisco, Seattle, and Oakland — could lead to some innovations in BC. Pacific North America Climate Leadership Agreement With a combined population of 54 million and a GDP…
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Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake&Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016
Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake & Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016 Canadian lumber exports increased in April from a downwardly revised March reading, according to Statistics Canada Monday. April Canadian exports totalled 1.76 billion board feet, up from 1.73 BBF in March (originally 1.77 BBF) and 1.51 BBF in April 2015. Lumber shipments to…
