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North American Railroad Shipper Survey
RBC Dominion Securities this week released its RBC Compass, 2015 North American Railroad Shipper Survey. The survey taps into the views of the Class 1 railroads’ top customers, with key findings focusing on shippers’ expectations for 2015 regarding: the direction of rail rates; volume growth; and service performance. This year, the survey also solicited shippers’…
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Japan Housing Starts : Oct 2014
October housing starts in Japan jumped by 4.3 per cent over September but were 12.3 per cent less than October last year, at 79,171 units, according to the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. On a seasonally adjusted basis Japan’s housing starts were 904,000 units, a 2.7 per cent increase over one year ago. Housing Starts, Japan…
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North America Softwood Lumber Production : Sept
Production of softwood lumber in the US increased by 4.9 per cent for the first nine months of 2014 compared to last year, to 23,718 million board feet, said the Western Wood Products Association Lumber Track Friday. Softwood lumber shipments across America also increased, by 5.1 per cent, to 23,772 million board feet from January…
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US Housing Construction Spending Post Gains
The North American Association of Home Builders’ analysis of total private residential construction spending Census data finds that all three components increased in October. Single-family spending increased 1.8 per cent, multifamily spending increased 1 per cent, and home improvement spending increased 0.6 per cent from revised September estimates. Total private residential construction spending (all three…
