Author: Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • Canada Building Permits: June 2015

    The total value of Canadian building permits rose 14.8 per cent to $7.7 billion in June, following a 13.9 per cent decrease in May, said Statistics Canada Friday. The increase in June was mainly attributable to higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings in Quebec, Alberta, and Ontario, as well as institutional buildings in Alberta and…

  • Forest Company Quarterly Results

    Weyerhaeuser, Plum Creek, and Potlatch have all released 2Q 2015 financial results in the past week Weyerhaeuser, out of Federal Way, WA, posted quarterly net earnings to common shareholders of US$133 million, or $0.26 per share, compared to US$280 million, or $0.47 per share, in the year-ago period. Its sales slipped to $1.81 billion from…

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  • US and Canada Manufacturing and Trade: June 2015

    Canadian exports surged 6.3 per cent in June, according to Statistics Canada Wednesday, while imports fell slightly by 0.6 per cent, narrowing Canada’s trade deficit sharply to just under $0.5-billion. In the US, the Institute for Supply Management said also Wednesday its services sector index rose to 60.3, the highest reading since August 2005, a…