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New Labour Market Information Study
The Wood Manufacturing Council (WMC) in June launched its project to conduct a new national Labour Market Information (LMI) Study for the Advanced Wood Processing Sector. The Council will work with sector stakeholders to produce a comprehensive LMI sector study to identify short- medium- and long-term Human Resources issues and challenges, which will serve as…
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September 2014 Lumber Sales Fizzle; Prices Stable over 2013
North American dimension lumber sales fizzled through September, to the great disappointment of solid wood traders looking for increased demand during great home building weather. Prices on most lumber and panel commodities maintained relatively level while some specialty items lost ground. Perhaps most importantly, prices generally were stable over this time last year. Producers reported…
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Lumber Production and Manufacturing (Canada), Lumber Prices : July and August 2014
Lumber Production and Manufacturing (Canada), Lumber Prices : July and August 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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US Housing Starts
Building of single-family units in the United States, roughly two-thirds of the market, fell a modest 2.4 per cent in August, Commerce Department figures showed Thursday. Home construction fell last month after surging to a post-recession high in July, a sign of choppy progress in the housing market. Total US housing starts fell 14.4 per…
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Canada Wholesale Trade
Following three consecutive monthly gains, wholesale sales in Canada decreased 0.3 per cent to $52.9 billion in July, said Statistics Canada Friday. Declines in five subsectors, which together represented 81 per cent of wholesale sales, more than offset an increase in the motor vehicle and parts subsector. Excluding this subsector, wholesale sales declined 1 per…
