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US Highway Bill Drafted and Passes Senate
The very, very long-awaited Fixing America’s Surface Transportation, Act, — also known as fast and the Highway Bill — was drafted by lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Senate, who unveiled the US$305 billion measure to fund highways and mass-transit projects Tuesday in Washington, DC. The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the…
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Canada Softwood Lumber Production: September 2015
Lumber production by sawmills increased 5.2 per cent from August to 5,563.5 thou- sand cubic metres in September, according to new data released by Statistics Canada Tuesday. Compared with September 2014, lumber production rose 7.8 per cent. Sawmills shipped 5,609.5 thousand cubic metres of lumber in September, up 8.5 per cent from August. Shipments rose…
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Canada Lumber Exports Up, US Log Exports Down
The latest StatsCan data, out Monday shows an interesting picture for North American forest products…while the lumber business in the US is improving there it is going to be a slow, steady haul for the next approx three years I think :-/ Right now we’re into the usual seasonal ‘boring’ end-of-year slowdown and curtailments. At…
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US New and Existing Home Sales: October 2015
Census and HUD reported Wednesday new homes sales for October rebounded from their unexpected low in September to a level of 495,000 on an annual basis. This is a 10.7 per cent increase from the revised September, a 1.6 per cent increase from the 3Q average and a 15.7 per cent increase in year-to-date not…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse 3Q 2015: Preview
There is just one more data set we are waiting for, as soon as the information is updated Madison’s will send the next issue of the quarterly Forest Pulse to subscribers. Don’t miss out on this vital and timely information! Sign up for a subscription today. Madison’s Forest Pulse: 3Q 2015 snippet 1 Madison’s Forest…
