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US Construction Employment: Dec 2015
Read more: US Construction Employment: Dec 2015According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and NAHB analysis, the number of open construction sector jobs in the US increased to 207,000 in December from 138,000 in November. Construction Employment, US On a three-month moving average basis, the open position rate (job openings as a per cent of total employment)…
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North America Lumber Production: Nov 2015
Read more: North America Lumber Production: Nov 2015Lumber production in the US totalled 29.4 BBF for the first eleven months of 2015, an increase of 1.4 per cent from 2014 when it was 28.9 BBF, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track, released Wednesday. Canadian lumber production improved by 7.9 per cent for January to November 2015, to 24.5 BBF…
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North America Lumber Production: Nov 2015
Read more: North America Lumber Production: Nov 2015Lumber production in the US totalled 29.4 BBF for the first eleven months of 2015, an increase of 1.4 per cent from 2014 when it was 28.9 BBF, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track, released Wednesday. Canadian lumber production improved by 7.9 per cent for January to November 2015, to 24.5 BBF…
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BC Forest Products Exports: Dec 2015
Read more: BC Forest Products Exports: Dec 2015The Competitiveness and Innovation Branch, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Thursday released the latest BC forest products exports data. Highlight of BC Forest Product Exports Full Year 2015, compared to Full Year 2014: • BC forest product exports totalled $12.88 billion, up 3.9 per cent from $12.40 billion. • Share of…
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BC Forest Products Exports: Dec 2015
Read more: BC Forest Products Exports: Dec 2015The Competitiveness and Innovation Branch, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Thursday released the latest BC forest products exports data. Highlight of BC Forest Product Exports Full Year 2015, compared to Full Year 2014: • BC forest product exports totalled $12.88 billion, up 3.9 per cent from $12.40 billion. • Share of…
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FHFA and S&P/Case-Shiller US Home Prices in November: Nov 2015
Read more: FHFA and S&P/Case-Shiller US Home Prices in November: Nov 2015The Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices Monday, rose at a 10.9 per cent seasonally adjusted annual pace in November. The Home Price Index from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.7 per cent in November.
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Canada Industrial Product Prices and US Manufacturing Index: Dec 2015 and Jan 2016
Read more: Canada Industrial Product Prices and US Manufacturing Index: Dec 2015 and Jan 2016Canada’s Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) declined 0.2 per cent in December, said Statistics Canada January 29. The Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) fell 5.0 per cent. The IPPI (-0.2 per cent) fell for the fifth consecutive month in December and has declined 1.7 per cent since July 2015. The main reason for the decline…
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US Construction Spending: December 2015
Read more: US Construction Spending: December 2015The US Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced Monday that construction spending during December 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$1,116.6 billion, 0.1 per cent above the revised November estimate of US$1,116.0 billion. The December figure is 8.2 per cent above the December 2014 estimate of US$1,031.6 billion. The…
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Canada Sawmills
Read more: Canada SawmillsLumber production by sawmills de- creased 1.7 per cent from October to 5,6 million cubic metres in November, said Statistics Canada Wednesday. Compared with November 2014, lum- ber production rose 15.5 per cent. Sawmills shipped 5.5 million cubic metres of lumber in November, down 6.8 per cent from October. Shipments rose 16.1 per cent compared…
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Japan Housing Starts: Dec 2015
Read more: Japan Housing Starts: Dec 2015December housing starts in Japan were 75,452 units, a 1.3 per cent drop from December 2014, according to the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. Housing Starts, Japan Total housing starts for 2015 were 909,299 units, a 1.9 per cent improvement over 2014 said the Japan Lumber Reports Friday.
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Forest Products Association of Canada Urges
Read more: Forest Products Association of Canada UrgesThe Forest Products Association of Canada announced Thursday it urges the federal government to ratify the Trans Pacific Partnership as soon as possible. Please refer to the October 23, 2015 issue of your Madison’s Lumber Reporter for details of Japan’s expectation of wood products imports from Canada under the TPP. FPAC Supports TPP “The…
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Russia Lumber Exports: Nov 2015
Read more: Russia Lumber Exports: Nov 2015Russian export of lumber is increasing to new record levels, Woodstat reported Thursday. Exports increased by 17 per cent in November 2015 compared to same month of 2014. Lumber Exports, Russia During January-November 2015, Russian lumber export increased by 6 per cent com- pared to 2014, said WoodStat Friday. This means an increased competition in…
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Japan Wood Imports from North America 2015
Read more: Japan Wood Imports from North America 2015Tallying organizations’ rough estimate of North American log imports to Japan for 2015 is 2,444 million cubic metres, a 19.8 per cent drop from the previous year, according to Japan Lumber Reports Friday. Japan Log Imports from North America: 2015 Tallying organizations’ rough estimate of North American log imports to Japan for 2015 is 2,444…
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Canadian Forest Certification Disagreement
Read more: Canadian Forest Certification DisagreementMadison’s sincerely hopes this sudden development between Resolute Forest Products in Quebec and the Forest Stewardship Council’s certification policy is not due to the expiration of the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement. That this new disagreement is being driven by the demands of 13 US-funded environmental groups is cause for alarm to anyone working in…
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Canadian Forest Certification Disagreement
Read more: Canadian Forest Certification DisagreementMadison’s sincerely hopes this sudden development between Resolute Forest Products in Quebec and the Forest Stewardship Council’s certification policy is not due to the expiration of the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement. That this new disagreement is being driven by the demands of 13 US-funded environmental groups is cause for alarm to anyone working in…
