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Madison’s Forest Pulse 4Q 2014 — Out Now!
Read more: Madison’s Forest Pulse 4Q 2014 — Out Now!Important Lumber Production and Export Data: • US sawmill products exports to China by VALUE are up +20%, to US$1,199 million, Jan to Nov 2014 compared to US$959 million the previous year; • US sawmill products imports from Canada by VALUE are up +9%, to US$4,939 million, Jan to Nov 2014 over US$4,498 million in…
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US Forest Service Wood Pellet Report
Read more: US Forest Service Wood Pellet ReportIn December 2014 the US Forest Service Southern Research Station released A Technical Document Supporting the Forest Service Update of the 2010 RPA Assessment, “Effect of Policies on Pellet Production and Forests in the US South,” which examines the most recent “key drivers of US pellet feedstock supply include both the age structure of current…
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Canada Building Permits: December 2014
Read more: Canada Building Permits: December 2014Contractors took out building permits worth $7.1 billion in December, up 7.7% from November. This followed a 13.6% decline the previous month. The increase in December resulted mostly from higher construction intentions in the non-residential sector in Alberta and British Columbia.
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Canada and US International Trade: December 2014
Read more: Canada and US International Trade: December 2014Canada’s imports increased by 2.3 per cent in December and exports rose 1.5 per cent, according to Statistics Canada Thursday. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $335 million in November to $649 million in December. Meanwhile, the US goods and services deficit was US$46.6 billion in December, up from…
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Producer Price Index Canada, ISM Index US
Read more: Producer Price Index Canada, ISM Index USCanada’s Industrial Product Price Index decreased 1.6 per cent in December, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The Raw Materials Price Index declined 7.6 per cent in December, mainly due to lower prices for crude energy products. Meanwhile the US ISM Non-manufacturing index in January was at 56.7 per cent, up from 56.5 per cent in December,…
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US Construction Spending, House Prices
Read more: US Construction Spending, House PricesTotal private residential spending in the US increased 0.3 per cent from the revised November estimate to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$349.6 billion, said the National Association of Home Builders Monday. The December month-over-month increase was driven by a 1.2 per cent increase in the single-family component of private residential construction. CoreLogic Tuesday…
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Madison’s Weekly Dimension Framing Lumber Prices Update
Read more: Madison’s Weekly Dimension Framing Lumber Prices UpdatePRICES REFLECT Feb 06, 2015 ISSUE OF MADISON’S LUMBER REPORTER KD Fir Riddle Purveyors of all types of fir had an up- and-down week, and Kiln-Dried Doug-fir players were no exception. They had a heck of a time trying to lock in deals, as pricing at mills, distributors, and customers differed wildly. Apparently everything but…
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Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014
Read more: Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014 Canada Softwood Lumber Exports : VALUES 2010 to Nov 2014. Canada Softwood Lumber Production: VOLUMES: 2010 to Nov 2014. Construction Framing Material Price Comparison, North America : Key Dimension 2×4 Lumber Prices January…
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Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014
Read more: Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014 Canada Softwood Lumber Exports : VALUES 2010 to Nov 2014. Canada Softwood Lumber Production: VOLUMES: 2010 to Nov 2014. Construction Framing Material Price Comparison, North America : Key Dimension 2×4 Lumber Prices January…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse 4Q 2014
Read more: Madison’s Forest Pulse 4Q 2014The next issue of the quarterly Madison’s Forest Pulse goes out to subscribers Monday. The data sets, January to November 2014, are shaping up very nicely to demonstrate the current situation with Canadian and US log and lumber sales and exports. For more information please see Page 6. Don’t miss out on this vital and…
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US Existing, New, & Pending Home Sales, Inventories
Read more: US Existing, New, & Pending Home Sales, InventoriesCompleting an improved second half of 2014, existing home sales in the US increased 2.4 per cent in December, said the National Association of Realtors Monday. Existing home sales exceeded a 5 million sales pace for the sixth time in the past seven months, and were 3.5 per cent above the same period a year…
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Japan Log and Lumber Import Forecast : 2015
Read more: Japan Log and Lumber Import Forecast : 2015The Japan Foreign Timber General Supply & Demand Liaison Conference on December 24 announced the demand forecast for major imported timber for full-year 2015, says the Japan Lumber Journal. According to the report, 2015 demand for logs in Japan is forecasted to be 4,100,000 cubic metres, and demand for lumber is forecasted to be 6,211,000…
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Quarterly and Year-End Results
Read more: Quarterly and Year-End ResultsNorbord, Potlatch Corp, and Weyerhaeuser all reported financial results this week. Norbord Wednesday reported adjusted EBITDA of $90 million in 2014 compared to $287 million in 2013, on 31 per cent lower North American benchmark OSB prices. In 4Q 2014, Norbord recorded adjusted EBITDA of $15 million, unchanged from 3Q, and $14 million lower than…
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International Trade Relations, USA/Canada
Read more: International Trade Relations, USA/CanadaAs global economic conditions continue volatile, even unstable, Canada is in the midst of negotiating several trade agreements, and is also suffering some trade complications. For the past several years the governments of Europe, Asia, and the Americas have been embarking on multi- and bi-lateral trade deals, with varying levels of success. Chief among these…
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Canada Wholesale Trade : Nov 2014
Read more: Canada Wholesale Trade : Nov 2014Canada’s wholesale sales declined 0.3 per cent to $54.0 billion in November, following two consecutive monthly gains. Decreases were recorded in three of seven subsectors, led by the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector, and were partially offset by higher sales in the motor vehicle and parts subsector. In volume terms, wholesale sales were down 0.3…
