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US Weekly Rail Traffic
Read more: US Weekly Rail TrafficFor this week, total US weekly rail traffic was 455,346 carloads and intermodal units, down 17.3 per cent compared with the same week last year, said the Association of American Railroads Wednesday. Total carloads for the week ending June 4 were 224,258 carloads, down 16.6 per cent compared with the same week in 2015, while…
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Japan Housing Starts
Read more: Japan Housing StartsTotal new housing starts in Japan for April were 82,389 units, a 9 per cent increase over April 2015, and an 8.9 per cent improvement over March this year, according to the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. As well, the 2015 Forestry White Paper has been submitted to the Diet, disclosing Japan’s current degree of wood…
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Impacts of the 2006 United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement – NRC Research Press
Read more: Impacts of the 2006 United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement – NRC Research PressA major new study out of Auburn University published this week by the NRC Research Press demonstrates some fascinating analysis of the economic impact of the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement on the American consumer: Welfare Impacts of the 2006 United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement Rajan Parajuli, Daowei Zhang Published on the web 24 May…
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Impacts of the 2006 United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement – NRC Research Press
Read more: Impacts of the 2006 United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement – NRC Research PressA major new study out of Auburn University published this week by the NRC Research Press demonstrates some fascinating analysis of the economic impact of the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement on the American consumer: Welfare Impacts of the 2006 United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement Rajan Parajuli, Daowei Zhang Published on the web 24 May 2016.…
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Softwood #LUMBER Wholesale Prices 06/10/16:
Read more: Softwood #LUMBER Wholesale Prices 06/10/16:Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews Softwood #LUMBER PRICES 06/10/16: Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$322 mfbm, -$7; ESPF KD 2×4 US$420, +$0; Douglas Fir green 2×4 US$357, +$0; Southern Yellow Pine KD 2×4 East Side US$420, -$5; WSPF KD 2×4 STUDS US$270, +$0. *Oriented Strand Boad 7/16″ Ontario C$345 msf, +$0. All prices are net FOB mill…
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Softwood #LUMBER Wholesale Prices 06/10/16:
Read more: Softwood #LUMBER Wholesale Prices 06/10/16:Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews Softwood #LUMBER PRICES 06/10/16: Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$322 mfbm, -$7; ESPF KD 2×4 US$420, +$0; Douglas Fir green 2×4 US$357, +$0; Southern Yellow Pine KD 2×4 East Side US$420, -$5; WSPF KD 2×4 STUDS US$270, +$0. *Oriented Strand Boad 7/16″ Ontario C$345 msf, +$0. All prices are net FOB mill…
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US and Canadian Softwood Lumber Production & Sawmill Capacity Utilization: March 2016
Read more: US and Canadian Softwood Lumber Production & Sawmill Capacity Utilization: March 2016US Softwood Lumber Production is up +1.7% for the first three months of 2016, at 8,049 million board feet, compared to 7,912 million board feet for the same time period last year, according to the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association‘s monthly Lumber Track, released Wednesday http://www.wwpa.org Canada Softwood Lumber Production is up…
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US Price-to-Rent Ratio: March 2016
Read more: US Price-to-Rent Ratio: March 2016On a price-to-rent basis, the Case-Shiller National index is back to August 2003 levels, the Composite 20 index is back to June 2003 levels, and the CoreLogic index is back to October 2003. US Price-to-Rent Ratio The year- over-year increase in the Case-Shiller National House Price Index is mostly moving sideways, now around 5 per…
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British Columbia Forest Product Exports: April 2016
Read more: British Columbia Forest Product Exports: April 2016Highlight of Exports YTD 2016 (April), compared to YTD 2015 (April): B.C. forest product exports totalled $4.56 billion, up 6.5% from $4.28 billion. Share of export value by market: U.S. (52.3%, up from 46.2%), China + Hong Kong (24.9%, down from 30.9%), Japan (8.4%, down from 9.2%) and other destinations (14.4%, up from…
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Southern Yellow Pine Lumber Exports: February 2016
Read more: Southern Yellow Pine Lumber Exports: February 2016Exports of southern yellow pine lumber remained steady in February, amounting to 51.7 million board feet, according to the Southern Forest Products Association. This volume represents a boost of 12 per cent above the same month in 2015, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 23 per cent when compared with the first two months of…
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US and Canadian Softwood Lumber Production & Sawmill Capacity Utilization: March 2016
Read more: US and Canadian Softwood Lumber Production & Sawmill Capacity Utilization: March 2016US Softwood Lumber Production is up +1.7% for the first three months of 2016, at 8,049 million board feet, compared to 7,912 million board feet for the same time period last year, according to the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association‘s monthly Lumber Track, released Wednesday http://www.wwpa.org Canada Softwood Lumber Production is up…
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US New House Prices, Inventory: March 2016
Read more: US New House Prices, Inventory: March 2016Fast on the heels of US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development data last week, the Case-Shiller National Home Price In– dex for March was released Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor’s (S&P)/ Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased 5.4 per cent in March compared with a year earlier, according to…
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Pacific North America Climate Leadership Agreement
Read more: Pacific North America Climate Leadership AgreementThe partnership with the governments of California, Oregon, and Washington State, along with ve other major cities along the West Coast — Los Angeles, Port– land, San Francisco, Seattle, and Oakland — could lead to some innovations in BC. Pacific North America Climate Leadership Agreement With a combined population of 54 million and a GDP…
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Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake&Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016
Read more: Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake&Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake & Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016 Canadian lumber exports increased in April from a downwardly revised March reading, according to Statistics Canada Monday. April Canadian exports totalled 1.76 billion board feet, up from 1.73 BBF in March (originally 1.77 BBF) and 1.51 BBF in April 2015. Lumber shipments to…
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Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake&Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016
Read more: Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake&Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake & Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016 Canadian lumber exports increased in April from a downwardly revised March reading, according to Statistics Canada Monday. April Canadian exports totalled 1.76 billion board feet, up from 1.73 BBF in March (originally 1.77 BBF) and 1.51 BBF in April 2015. Lumber shipments to…
