North America’s forest products manufacturers had a great 2016, in terms of production volumes, sales, and imports and exports, according to the very latest data this week from Statistics Canada and the US Census.
Softwood Lumber and Log Imports and Exports: Canada and US 2016
CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORTS FULL-YEAR 2016 :: VALUES
HS 440710 LUMBER, CONIFEROUS (SOFTWOOD), OF A THICKNESS EXCEEDING 6 MM
Canada Lumber Coniferous Exports TO USA Full-Year 2016
2016 C$7,503 million +21%
2015 C$5,934 million +6.6%
2014 C$5,545 million +18%
US SOFTWOOD LUMBER IMPORTS FULL-YEAR 2016 :: VALUES
HS 440710 CONIFEROUS WOOD SAWN, ETC, OVER 6 MM THICK
US Coniferous Sawn Wood Imports FROM CANADA
2016 US$5,551 million +20%
2015 US$4,424 million -8.0%
2014 US$4,809 million +12%
2013 US$4,225 million +23%
2012 US$3,246 million
HS 440710 CONIFEROUS WOOD SAWN, ETC, OVER 6 MM THICK
US Coniferous Sawn Wood Exports TO WORLD
2016 US$1,021 million -0.1%
2015 US$1,020 million -13%
2014 US$1,174 million -2.2%
2013 US$1,200 million +1.6%
2012 US$1,005 million
US SOFTWOOD LOG EXPORTS FULL-YEAR 2016 :: VALUES
HS 440320 CONIFEROUS WOOD IN THE ROUGH, NOT TREATED
US Coniferous Wood Rough Exports TO WORLD
2016 US$1,052 million -26%
2015 US$1,274 million -26%
2014 US$1,728 million -1.0%
2013 US$1,745 million +24%
2012 US$1,322 million
CANADA SOFTWOOD LOG EXPORTS FULL-YEAR 2016 :: VALUES
HS 440320 LOGS, POLES, CONIFEROUS
Canada Softwood Log Exports TO WORLD
2016 C$679 million -14%
2015 C$793 million +15%
2014 C$677 million -16%
2013 C$808 million +28%