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Author: Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • US Real Estate and General Economic Indicators

    “There’s still plenty of pent up activity in the housing sector. And it’s hard to see the US economy running out of steam with this much upside left in residential investment, according to some economists and analysts,” said Bloomberg Business Thursday. “New [home] foreclosures have dropped to precrisis levels and sales of previously owned homes—the…

  • Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 09/11/15

    Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews #LUMBER PRICES 09/11: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$245 mfbm; WSPF KD PET 2×4 Studs $225; Doug Fir green #2&Btr 2×4 $305; OSB ON 7/16″ C$272 msf. http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/lumber-prices/

  • Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 09/11/15

    Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews  #LUMBER PRICES 09/11: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$245 mfbm; WSPF KD PET 2×4 Studs $225; Doug Fir green #2&Btr 2×4 $305; OSB ON 7/16″ C$272 msf. http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/lumber-prices/

  • ISM Manufacturing Index, US: August 2015

    The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing purchasing managers index, released Tuesday, fell to 51.1 in August from 52.7 in July. Manufacturing Index, US The ISM survey’s exports index declined to 46.5 last month from 48 in July. That gauge has slid each month since May—the last time it was at a break-even level. The new-orders…

  • Merchandise Trade, US and Canada: July 2015

    Canada’s exports rose 2.3 per cent in July and were concentrated in non-energy products, according to Statistics Canada Thursday. Exports excluding energy products rose 4 per cent. Overall, export prices grew 1.3 per cent while export volumes advanced 1.0 per cent. US exports, meanwhile, increased 0.4 per cent to US$188.5 billion, despite a strong dollar…