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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 09/11/15
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 09/11/15
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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…
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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…
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Canada and US Residential Construction Spending
Canadian investment in residential construction totalled $28.9 billion in 2Q, up 4 per cent from the same quarter in 2014, said Statistics Canada Thursday. Renovation spending (up 4.3 per cent to $13.9 billion), investment in apartment and apartment-condominium buildings (up 9.9 percent to $3.9 billion) and acquisition costs for new dwelling units built (up 9.9…
