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Canada Trade Outlook: Conference Board
Canada’s exporters are entering a new era of lower commodity prices and strong demand from a rebounding US economy, but many are not prepared to take ad- vantage of this major shift in trade patterns, says a new report by the Conference Board of Canada study, published Thursday. Among Canadian industries best positioned to capitalize…
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2015 US Construction Starts Snapshot: CMD
Total construction starts in the US grew by 3.7 per cent in 2015 to reach US$527 billion, a slowdown from the 7.4 per cent growth posted in 2014 said a new report by Construction Market Data Group, published February 5. US 2015 Construction Starts Snapshot: CMD by ABBY SAMP, OXFORD ECONOMICS, for Daily Commercial News…
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US Construction Employment: Dec 2015
According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and NAHB analysis, the number of open construction sector jobs in the US increased to 207,000 in December from 138,000 in November. Construction Employment, US On a three-month moving average basis, the open position rate (job openings as a per cent of total employment)…
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North America Lumber Production: Nov 2015
Lumber production in the US totalled 29.4 BBF for the first eleven months of 2015, an increase of 1.4 per cent from 2014 when it was 28.9 BBF, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track, released Wednesday. Canadian lumber production improved by 7.9 per cent for January to November 2015, to 24.5 BBF…
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North America Lumber Production: Nov 2015
Lumber production in the US totalled 29.4 BBF for the first eleven months of 2015, an increase of 1.4 per cent from 2014 when it was 28.9 BBF, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track, released Wednesday. Canadian lumber production improved by 7.9 per cent for January to November 2015, to 24.5 BBF…
