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US Residential Construction Spending: February 2016
Private residential construction spending reached the highest rate since November 2007, said the National Association of Home Builders Friday. US Private Residential Construction Spending: February 2016 NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending for February increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$448 billion, up by 0.9…
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Possible Forest Industry Labour Disruption: Canada West Coast
VERY BAD NEWS just landed on Madison’s desk, from the British Columbia Truck Loggers Association. “The TLA is built on a strong foundation with deep roots in BC’s coastal communities where our timber harvesting contractors live and work. We have developed a strategic plan to better serve our members and the coastal communities they live…
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Canada Requests WTO Consultations on US Paper Duty
Ottawa has asked the World Trade Organization for a review, by a binational panel under the North American Free Trade Agreement, into US countervailing duties of up to 20 per cent on almost $1 billion in annual exports of supercalendered paper from Canada. Exports of supercalendered paper from Canada to the United States were valued…
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US Home Builders Coalition Formed
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced this week it has formed an alliance as to provide the American consumers with a stable and reliable supply of lumber and building materials, once the Softwood Lumber Agreement expired in October 2015. In addition to the NAHB, founder members of the American Alliance of Lumber Consumers…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse : Full-Year 2015
The most recent issue of our exciting new North America forest industry data analysis, Madison’s Forest Pulse: Full-Year 2015,has been sent out to subscribers! THE information tool for your forest management and investment Our quarterly product is tailored to provide you with vital information about the North American solid wood, pulp, and paper industry at…
