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Canada Investment in New Construction: Jan 2016
Investment in new residential building construction increased 3.9 per cent year over year to $3.7 billion in January, according to Statistics Canada Monday. Nationally, the increase was driven by higher spending on apartment and apartment-condominium buildings (+19.9 per cent) and row houses (+7.6 per cent) in January. Conversely, investment in single-family dwellings fell 4.0 per…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse : Full-Year 2015
The most recent issue of our exciting new North America forest industry data analysis, Madison’s Forest Pulse: Full-Year 2015,has been sent out to subscribers! THE information tool for your forest management and investment Our quarterly product is tailored to provide you with vital information about the North American solid wood, pulp, and paper industry at…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse : Full-Year 2015
The most recent issue of our exciting new North America forest industry data analysis, Madison’s Forest Pulse: Full-Year 2015,has been sent out to subscribers! THE information tool for your forest management and investment Our quarterly product is tailored to provide you with vital information about the North American solid wood, pulp, and paper industry at…
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US Housing Starts, Home Equity: January 2016
US housing starts for February 2016 were up 31 per cent, and — most important for softwood lumber manufacturers in Canada and the US — is US single-family starts are up 24 per cent, both compared to February 2015. Housing starts rose 5.2 per cent from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate…
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British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports: January 2016
British Columbia forest product exports totalled C$1.10 billion, up 13.3 per cent from C$0.97 billion, said the Competitiveness and Innovation Branch, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Thursday. Share of export value by market were: U.S. (50.2 per cent, up from 48 per cent), China + Hong Kong (25 per cent,…
