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NAHB Analysis: Potential Softwood Lumber Duty Impact
“Even Modest Cap on Canadian Lumber Threatens 8,900 U.S. Jobs” “15% Tariff on Canadian Lumber Would Cost 4,666 U.S. Jobs” Tariff on Canadian Lumber Would Cost US Jobs National Association of Home Builders LINK Recent NAHB estimates show that a 15 per cent tariff on softwood lumber imported from Canada would have resulted in a…
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Softwood #LUMBER Wholesale Prices 05/27/16:
Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews 3m3 minutes ago Softwood #LUMBER PRICES 05/27/16: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$326 mfbm, +$0; ESPF KD 2×4 US$425, +$5; Doug Fir green 2×4 $350, +$0. *OSB 7/16″ ON C$345 msf, +$0. All prices are net FOB mill in U.S. dollars per 1000 board feet unless otherwise noted. * denotes Canadian dollars per…
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Chicago Fed National Activity Index: April 2016
Led by improvements in production-related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index, released Thursday, rose to +0.10 in April from –0.55 in March. This index is a weighted average of 85 indicators of national economic activity drawn from four broad categories of data. Led improvements in production-related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI)…
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Canada/US Softwood Lumber Negotiation Update
Last week when speaking about the softwood lumber negotiations between Canada and the US with Vaughn Palmer at the Vancouver Sun, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said, “But we just haven’t seen enough movement from the American side of the table.” Madison’s confirmed this update with insiders to the talks: “Both sides have exchanged proposals…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 05/20/16
North American W-SPF 2×4 dimension softwood #lumber prices rise further this week, by +$8, on tight and fast-moving inventory; sawmill production high with order files one month out. E-SPF also up, +$5 only. Southern Pine moderates downward, –$5 only. US single-family housing starts April 2016 up +3.3% #building W-SPF 2×4 studs #lumber prices up also…
