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US Purchasing Managers Index, Canada Producer Price Index
Read more: US Purchasing Managers Index, Canada Producer Price IndexMarch data pointed to a positive month for U.S. manufacturing business conditions, with momentum building again after a slowdown at the turn of the year, said Markit Wednesday. This was highlighted by stronger rates of output and new business growth, alongside sustained job creation during the latest survey period. New export sales remained a source…
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Montana to Log Timber
Read more: Montana to Log TimberA logging project in the Bitterroot, MT, will provide nearly six million board feet of timber for state mills, the US Forest Service said Thursday. Â Montana Logging A logging project in the Bitterroot will provide nearly 6 million board feet of timber for state mills. The Stevensville Ranger District is closing Forest Road #428…
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US Residential Construction Spending
Read more: US Residential Construction SpendingNational Association of Home Builders analysis finds that over the last year, the pace of private single-family construction spending increased 9.7 per cent and multifamily construction spending increased 31.5 per cent For the month of February, the annual rate of single-family construction spending was US$203.9 billion, down 1.4 per cent from January. The February rate…
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Canada and US Trade Data: 1Q 2015
Read more: Canada and US Trade Data: 1Q 2015Export Development Canada’s annual report, released Wednesday, shows Canadian exports rose 5.7 per cent in 2014 over 2013, with 7,400 companies and investors tying into EDC services. The agency’s customer base increased 3.7 per cent over the same period. Elsewhere, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed in February as prices for exported energy recovered from the…
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US Existing Home Sales: February 2015
Read more: US Existing Home Sales: February 2015Existing home sales in the US increased 1.2 per cent in February, and the share of sales for first-time buyers registered its first gain since last November. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported February 2015 total existing home sales at a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.88 million units combined, up from 4.82 million units…
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BC Government Announcements
Read more: BC Government AnnouncementsThe British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations this week announced changes to BC forestry legislation intended to enhance the effectiveness of BC Timber Sales. Proposed amendments to the Forest Act will enable holders of pulpwood agreements to sell or transfer their agreements. BC Timber Sales Changes Amendments to forestry legislation…
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US Home Sales, Prices
Read more: US Home Sales, PricesBuilders in the US signed contracts on more homes last month than any time since early 2008, according to figures released by the Census Bureau and HUD. February seasonally adjusted annual new home sales topped out at a 539,000 annual pace, up 7.8 per cent from a healthy 500,000 rate in January. In percentage terms,…
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Oregon Timberlands. Timber Access, and Timber Revenue
Read more: Oregon Timberlands. Timber Access, and Timber RevenueFULL STORY HERE: http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/03/aid_to_timber-dependent_oregon.html Federal aid that has provided a financial lifeline for timber-dependent counties in Oregon may soon start flowing again after a key congressional deal was announced Tuesday. House Republican and Democratic leaders agreed to include the timber aid – which will pump about US$100 million a year into the economy in mostly…
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Central Newfoundland Timber Resources for Sale
Read more: Central Newfoundland Timber Resources for SaleThe Government of Newfoundland said this week negotiations are still ongoing with a California-based company interested in timber resources in central Newfoundland, according to VOCM radio Wednesday. Rentech is looking to produce wood pellets in Canada; it already has access to wood resources in Ontario. Up for grabs is the 280,000 cubic metres of wood…
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Habitat Fragmentation: Global Forest Cover
Read more: Habitat Fragmentation: Global Forest CoverA new study out of North Carolina State University gives a stark view of the dwindling size of forests globally. The analysis of global forest cover revealed that 70 per cent of remaining forest is within 1 kilometre of the forest’s edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation. A synthesis of fragmentation experiments spanning…
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US Rental Apartment Absorption Rates: 3Q 2014
Read more: US Rental Apartment Absorption Rates: 3Q 2014Absorption completions continued to rise during 3Q 2014. While for-rent apartment absorption rates remained strong at the end of 2014, there was a drop in short-term absorptions for the condominium and co-op market According to NAHB analysis of the most recent data from the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development Survey of…
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US Producer Prices, Building Materials: February 2015
Read more: US Producer Prices, Building Materials: February 2015Inflation in US prices received by producers (prior to sales to consumers) declined 0.5 per cent in February, according to the The Bureau of Labor Statistics March 13. The decline was dominated by a decline in prices for services and within services prices for trade, transportation, and warehousing. Prices for goods also declined led by…
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US Architecture Billings Index: February 2014
Read more: US Architecture Billings Index: February 2014Architecture Billings Index was at 50.4 in February, up from 49.9 in January, the American Institute of Architects said Wednesday. The new projects inquiry index was 56.6, down from a reading of 58.7 the previous month. New project inquiries, though indicating growth, were at their slowest pace of increase in two and one-half years. …
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Groupe Savoie Sawmill to Close
Read more: Groupe Savoie Sawmill to CloseForty-five people work at the Westville Sawmill in Westville, Pictou County, NB, owned by Groupe Savoie, which will be forced to shut down next week, according to CBC Tuesday. The sawmill has only enough hardwood supply to keep working for another week. New Brunswick Sawmill to Close Mill manager Andrew Watters says the same…
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Advertise with Madison’s Reporter –> Directly Reach the Forest Products Industry!
Read more: Advertise with Madison’s Reporter –> Directly Reach the Forest Products Industry!Madison’s Lumber Reporter is a weekly newsletter detailing current US and Canadian lumber and panel prices THE PREMIERE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER! LUMBER AND PANEL COMMODITIES TRACKED WITH A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE • North American lumber and panel international cash prices updated weekly and on reader desktops every Friday • extensive coverage of Western and Eastern Spruce-Pine-Fir (SPF),…
