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US Residential Construction Spending: Feb 2018
NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data, released Monday, shows that total private residential construction spending in the US stood at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$533 billion in February, a gain of 0.1% from the upwardly revised estimate of January. Over the past 12 months, total private residential construction spending was up 5.5%.…
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US Construction Self-Employment Rates: Full Year 2016
According to the 2016 ACS, released Thursday, over 23% of construction workers are self-employed, while an economy-wide average does not reach 10% of the employed labor force. The high self-employment rates in construction reflect a common practice of builders and remodellers to maintain relatively small payrolls and rely on subcontractors for a large share of…
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Get Accurate Data for Your Forestry Investment Needs Every Week
Nothing beats the value of accurate data …. don’t go with the wrong guys, go with the right guys. Madison’s Lumber Reporter is the only source PROVEN to be completely unbiased and uninfluenced when printing North American softwood lumber and construction panel solid wood prices. Madison’s has been publishing quality news and price information about Canadian…
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Madison’s Brand-New BC Coastal Log Prices: 2008 – March 2018
Your weekly North American softwood lumber and panel price guide, Madison’s Lumber Reporter, is delighted to announce a brand-new data set to help keep the Canadian and US forest products industry informed and up-to-date on the latest data and market information. British Columbia Coastal Log Prices, Monthly: 2013 to March 2018 https://madisonsreport.com/2018/04/05/madisons-announces-bc-coastal-log-prices-monthly/ The information tool…
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Softwood Lumber Cash Prices Remain High, Supported by Big Increases in Futures
Last week provided some of the lumber price answers many have been seeking for the past few weeks. That significant players had expected prices to soften by now was immaterial as trading of softwood lumber futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange crested up-limit twice this week, to close Thursday at US$536. The latest data out…
