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US Multi-Family Residential Construction
The latest Census estimate shows significant gains in single-family and multifamily private residential construction spending from one year ago, said the National Association of Home Builders also Tuesday. On a 3-month moving average basis from July 2013, single-family construction spending increased 9.9 per cent and multifamily construction spending increased 38.4 per cent. The current seasonally…
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Maibec Invests
Maibec Inc, out of Levis, QC, has invested more than $20 million in the upgrade of its lumber mill in St-Pamphile de l’Islet. The upgrade included the acquisition of high-tech, high-performance equipment that maibec says will enable it to optimize the use of resources while increasing agility in manufacturing value-added products for customers and improving…
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Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014
Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014 Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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Manufacturing Index, US
The US manufacturing sector expanded in August, with the rate of growth exceeding expectations and moving at the fastest pace in more than four years, an industry report showed on Thursday. Financial data firm Markit said its preliminary or “flash” US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose to 58 in August, which was its highest since…
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US Log Exports: 2Q 2014
Log exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska totalled 515 million board feet in volume in 2Q 2014, an increase of more than 10 per cent compared to 1Q 2014, the US Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station reported today. During this same period, West coast lumber exports decreased by 4 per cent to…
