Lumber production by Canadian sawmills increased 4.2% from December to 5,526.7 thousand cubic metres in January. Compared with January 2015, lumber production rose 14.0%.
Canada Softwood Lumber Production, Shipments, and Stocks: Volumes January 2016
| CANADA | 2015 to JAN | 2016 to JAN | Y-o-Y | |
| Production | 4.72 | 5.39 | million m3 | +12.40% |
| Shipments | 4.54 | 5.30 | million m3 | +14.30% |
| Stocks | 6.44 | 7.14 | million m3 | +9.80% |
Canadian sawmills shipped 5,304.6 thousand cubic metres of lumber in January, up 1.1% from December. Shipments rose 16.8% compared with January 2015.
Canada Provincial Manufacturing Sales at Sawmills: Values January 2016
| 2015 to JAN | 2016 to JAN | Y-o-Y | ||
| BC | 380 | 428 | C$ million | +11.20% |
| Quebec | 221 | 206 | C$ million | -6.80% |
| Alberta | 133 | 133 | C$ million | 0% |
| TOTAL 3 | 734.63 | 767.402 | C$ million | + 4.30% |
SOURCE: Statistics Canada
British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports to the World: Volumes February 2016
Volumes of British Columbia softwood lumber exports to the world for the first two months of 2016 increased 17.4% compared to the previous year, to 1,084,397 cubic metres from 895,870 cubic metres.
British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports to USA: Values February 2016
Values of British Columbia softwood lumber exports to the United States for the first two months of 2016 increased 26.2% compared to the previous year, to C$695.4 million from C$513.5 million.
SOURCE: BC Stats