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North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/19
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US Producer Price Indexes: May 2015
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Producer Price Indexes (PPI) for May. Inflation in prices received by producers rose 0.5 per cent in May after declining 0.4 per cent in April. The increase was based on rising prices for goods, as prices for services were unchanged. Within goods, a 17 per cent…
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Canada and US Lumber Exports: April 2015
Fresh data out this week from Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, and the US Census gives a good picture of the state of forest products manufacturing sales and exports in North America so far this year. Data released by the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations department of Log Export and Economic Analysis…
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Japan Housing Starts: April 2015
Total housing starts in Japan for April were 75,716 units, flat compared to one year ago, said the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. On a seasonally-adjusted basis starts were 913,000 units. Units built for owners were down 2.1 per cent compared to April last year, while those built for sale were up 7.2 per cent. New…
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Canada Housing Starts: May 2015
Canadian residential building activity accelerated in May to the fastest in 10 months, driven by condominium construction. Builders began work on an annualized 201,705 homes last month, up 10 per cent from April and the most since July, the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp. said Monday Annualized multiple-unit construction in urban centers rose 17 per…
