Author: Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • BC Forest Products Exports: Dec 2015

    The Competitiveness and Innovation Branch, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Thursday released the latest BC forest products exports data. Highlight of BC Forest Product Exports Full Year 2015, compared to Full Year 2014: • BC forest product exports totalled $12.88 billion, up 3.9 per cent from $12.40 billion. • Share of…

  • BC Forest Products Exports: Dec 2015

    The Competitiveness and Innovation Branch, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Thursday released the latest BC forest products exports data. Highlight of BC Forest Product Exports Full Year 2015, compared to Full Year 2014: • BC forest product exports totalled $12.88 billion, up 3.9 per cent from $12.40 billion. • Share of…

  • FHFA and S&P/Case-Shiller US Home Prices in November: Nov 2015

    The Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices Monday, rose at a 10.9 per cent seasonally adjusted annual pace in November. The Home Price Index from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.7 per cent in November.

  • Canada Industrial Product Prices and US Manufacturing Index: Dec 2015 and Jan 2016

    Canada’s Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) declined 0.2 per cent in December, said Statistics Canada January 29. The Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) fell 5.0 per cent. The IPPI (-0.2 per cent) fell for the fifth consecutive month in December and has declined 1.7 per cent since July 2015. The main reason for the decline…

  • US Construction Spending: December 2015

    The US Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced Monday that construction spending during December 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$1,116.6 billion, 0.1 per cent above the revised November estimate of US$1,116.0 billion. The December figure is 8.2 per cent above the December 2014 estimate of US$1,031.6 billion. The…