Author: Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • Canada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Volumes & Values

    Canada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Vols & Vals from Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • Canada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Volumes & Values

    Canada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Vols & Vals from Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • US Architecture Billings Index

    After nine consecutive months of growth, January’s Architecture Billing Index (ABI) reported a “softening” in US design activity. According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the January ABI score was 49.9, down from a mark of 52.7 in December. This score reflects a “very modest decrease” in design services (any score above 50 indicates…

  • US Architecture Billings Index

    After nine consecutive months of growth, January’s Architecture Billing Index (ABI) reported a “softening” in US design activity. According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the January ABI score was 49.9, down from a mark of 52.7 in December. This score reflects a “very modest decrease” in design services (any score above 50 indicates…

  • Producer Price Index, US: January 2015

    US producer prices posted a record decline in January, weighed down by plunging energy costs, pointing to very benign inflation pressures in the near term. The Labor Department said Wednesday its producer price index for final demand dropped 0.8 per cent, the biggest drop since the revamped series started in November 2009, after falling 0.2…