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US Construction Employment
Builders and contractors across the US are warning of a looming extreme worker shortage, according to a new study and report released by the Associated General Contractors of America and SmartBrief. Construction Employment United States Twenty-five per cent of US construction firms report turning down work due to labour shortages, finds a recent study by…
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Sawmill Manufacturing Canada: June 2014
Lumber production by Canadian sawmills increased 3.3 per vent from May to 5,068.2 thousand cubic metres in June, said Statistics Canada Tuesday. Compared with June 2013, lumber production increased 2.5 per cent. Sawmills shipped 5,457.6 thousand cubic metres of lumber in June, a decrease of 6.2 per cent from May.
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Canada Exports Improvement
Canada’s merchandise exports increased 1.4 per cent in July, while imports edged down 0.3 per cent, according to Statistcs Canada Thursday. As a result, Canada’s trade surplus with the world widened from $1.8 billion in June to $2.6 billion in July. Exports rose to $45.5 billion, led by motor vehicles and parts. Overall, volumes increased…
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Trade Deficit, US
Total July exports of US$198 billion and imports of US$238.6 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of US$40.5 billion, down from US$40.8 billion in June, revised, the US Department of Commerce reported Tuesday. July exports were US$1.8 billion more than June exports of US$196.2 billion. July imports were US$1.6 billion more than June…
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US Multi-Family Residential Construction
The latest Census estimate shows significant gains in single-family and multifamily private residential construction spending from one year ago, said the National Association of Home Builders also Tuesday. On a 3-month moving average basis from July 2013, single-family construction spending increased 9.9 per cent and multifamily construction spending increased 38.4 per cent. The current seasonally…
