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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 Price-to-Rent Ratio: March 2016
On a price-to-rent basis, the Case-Shiller National index is back to August 2003 levels, the Composite 20 index is back to June 2003 levels, and the CoreLogic index is back to October 2003. US Price-to-Rent Ratio The year- over-year increase in the Case-Shiller National House Price Index is mostly moving sideways, now around 5 per…
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British Columbia Forest Product Exports: April 2016
Highlight of Exports YTD 2016 (April), compared to YTD 2015 (April): B.C. forest product exports totalled $4.56 billion, up 6.5% from $4.28 billion. Share of export value by market: U.S. (52.3%, up from 46.2%), China + Hong Kong (24.9%, down from 30.9%), Japan (8.4%, down from 9.2%) and other destinations (14.4%, up from…
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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…
