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Japan Wood Import Projection 2016
The Timber Supply and Demand Conference of Japan, comprised of five groups of imported wood products, came up with the projection for demand for 2016, said the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. The projection does not expect any significant change in the import of both logs and lumber. Japan housing starts 2016 are expected to exceed…
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Japan Wood Import Projection 2016
The Timber Supply and Demand Conference of Japan, comprised of five groups of imported wood products, came up with the projection for demand for 2016, said the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. The projection does not expect any significant change in the import of both logs and lumber. Japan housing starts 2016 are expected to exceed…
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North America Structural Panel Production: 2015
Structural panel production and apparent consumption in North America decreased by 4.9 per cent and 4.5 per cent in 4Q 2015 from 3Q, as The Engineered Wood Association reported Wednesday. Structural panel production increased by 1 per cent, compared to 4Q 2014, and apparent consumption went up by 1.6 per cent. Numbers from 2015 show…
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US Leading Economic Index: December 2015
The index of US economic indicators decreased in December for the first time in three months, weighed by slowing factory orders and fewer building permits. The Conference Board’s measure of the economic outlook for the next three to six months fell 0.2 per cent in December after rising 0.5 per cent the month before, the…
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US Housing Starts, Existing Home Sales, Home Construction
Home builders in the US cut back slightly on new construction in the final month of 2015, though they built the most homes last year since 2007. Housing starts fell 2.5 per cent last month to an annual rate of 1.15 million, the US Commerce Department said Wednesday. For the full year home builders started…
