Canada Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Manufacturing Sales, BC Exports: Jan 2016


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%.

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Canada Softwood Lumber Production, Shipments, and Stocks: Volumes January 2016

Canada Lumber Production Jan 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

Canada Sawmill Manufacturing Sales

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.

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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.

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SOURCE: BC Stats