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US Housing Starts: April 2015
US housing starts jumped to their highest level in nearly 7-1/2 years in April and building permits soared. Groundbreaking surged 20.2 per cent to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 1.14 million units, the highest since November 2007, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. The per cent increase was the biggest since February 1991. Adding to…
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Canada Wholesale Trade
Wholesale sales rose 0.8 per cent to $53.9 billion in March after two consecutive monthly declines, said Statistics Canada Wednesday. Higher sales were recorded in five of seven subsectors, accounting for 66 per cent of total wholesale sales. In volume terms, wholesale sales increased 1.0 per cent. Following two consecutive monthly declines, the building material…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter sample issue *new*
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter sample issue *new*
Get the View on North American Lumber Markets Download a *FREE* Sample Issue from our archives. Madison’s Lumber Reporter 05/15/15 Take a look at this week’s Key Prices from Madison’s Canadian Lumber Reporter. Sign Up Now: E-mail or Fax: C$$99.95 per quarter. Just call our office 604 319-2266 with a credit card to start receiving…
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Western Canada Wildfires
Crews from British Columbia’s wildfire management branch are battling a second blaze in the Central Interior. They have been called to a lightning-caused fire about 80 kilometres northwest of Quesnel, BC, near Pelican Lake. It was estimated at about 250 hectares in size as of Thursday morning, according to the Prince George Citizen Friday. Meanwhile,…
