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  • Quantitative Easing, Japan

    Japan’s central bank expanded its quantitative easing program in October, swelling Japan’s monetary base by around 80 trillion yen (US$682.9 billion) per annum. The BOJ was expected to cut its consumer price index forecasts to 1.5 per cent when it wraps up its two-day meeting Wednesday, according to local media reports. Japan, QE The latest…

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  • CP Rail Reports

    Canadian Pacific Railway, Canada’s second-largest railroad operator, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit Thursday as freight volumes jumped and operating efficiency improved. CP Rail’s operating ratio – or operating costs as a percentage of revenue – improved to 59.8 per cent in 4Q 2014, from 92.9 per cent a year earlier. Quarterly Results, CP Rail CP…

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  • Europe Hardwood Production, 2014

    Production of hardwood lumber in the 33 countries which make up the UNECE sub-region Europe will probably have increased in 2014 to 12.75 million cubic metres, said EUWID Thursday. This emerged from an evaluation of production estimates on the occasion of the 72nd meeting of the ECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry which…

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  • MADISON’S FOREST PULSE :: Next Issue Out Next Week!

    don’t miss out… MADISON’S FOREST PULSE The information tool for your forest management and investment. Our quarterly product is tailored to provide you with vital information about the North American solid wood, pulp, and paper industry at your fingertips in a timely manner. CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD! ForestPulsePromo Don’t miss even one issue of this…

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  • MADISON’S FOREST PULSE :: Next Issue Out Next Week!

    don’t miss out… MADISON’S FOREST PULSE The information tool for your forest management and investment. Our quarterly product is tailored to provide you with vital information about the North American solid wood, pulp, and paper industry at your fingertips in a timely manner. CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD! ForestPulsePromo Don’t miss even one issue of this…

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  • US Lumber Imports and Canada Sawmill Manufacturing Sales: Nov 2014

    Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews VALUES US Sawmill Products Exports to China up 20% #buildingmaterialsprices #lumberprices US Softwood Lumber Production up 4.7%; Sawmill Capacity Utilization up 4% to 84%. US Lumber Imports and Exports , Lumber Prices from Madison’s Lumber Reporter

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  • US Lumber Imports and Canada Sawmill Manufacturing Sales: Nov 2014

    Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews VALUES US Sawmill Products Exports to China up 20%  #buildingmaterialsprices #lumberprices US Softwood Lumber Production up 4.7%; Sawmill Capacity Utilization up 4% to 84%. US Lumber Imports and Exports , Lumber Prices from Madison’s Lumber Reporter

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  • Coastal Forestry : British Columbia

    Just as the 72nd Annual Truck Logger AGM kicks off this week in Victoria, BC, bringing west coast Canadian forestry stakeholders, operators, and contractors together, major announcements are coming out of BC’s coastal forest products manufacturers. Most notable among these is Western Forest Products, a major employer on Vancouver Island and the mainland coast. Western…

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  • US Lumber Imports/Exports : Nov 2014

    Values of US imports of sawmill products from Canada January to November 2014 improved 8.9 per cent, to US$4,939 million (CIF value), compared to the value at the same time last year, US$4498 million, according to the latest US Foreign Census data. US Softwood Lumber Imports and Exports : November 2014 Values of US exports…

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  • US Freight and Rail Data: 2014

    The latest data out of the the US Transportation Department and Statistics Canada show volumes of lumber and wood moved on the rails in the US and Canada up slightly for January to October 2014 compared to one year ago. US Freight Volumes: 2014 Statistics for full-year 2014 truck rail volumes, recently released, show a…

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  • Canada Investment in non-residential building construction: 3Q ‘14

    From Statistics Canada: Jan 16 2015 Investment in non-residential building construction reached $12.9 billion in 4Q, up 0.3 per cent from the previous quarter. Investment in institutional projects rose by 1.4 per cent to $3.5 billion in 4Q, the third straight quarterly increase in this component nationally. Investment in industrial projects was up 1.1 per…

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  • NMHC: Apartment Market Conditions Slightly Tighter in January Survey

    Apartment markets expanded in three of four areas in the January National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions, indicating a slight moderation of the pace of improvement. Only the sales volume index (44) dropped below 50, with market tightness (51), equity financing (55) and debt financing (71) showing continued expansion. From…

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  • Construction Employment, US

    According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and NAHB analysis, the number of open construction sector jobs for November, seasonally adjusted, rose to 145,000. The November level marks the 3rd highest total of unfilled jobs in construction during the post-recession period. Rising Number of Open Jobs in…

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  • Japan Housing Starts: Nov 2014

    According to a report released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on December 25, 2014, Japan’s housing starts in November 2014 were 78,364 units, down 14.3 per cent from the same month in the previous year, recoding a decline for nine consecutive months, according to Japan Lumber Journal Thursday. Compared to November…

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  • US Mortgage Foreclosures Lowest Since 2006

    The number of US properties in the process of being foreclosed upon dropped last year to its lowest level since 2006, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said  Thursday. In total, 1,117,426 properties were at some stage of foreclosure proceedings in 2014, down 18 per cent from 2013 and off 61 per cent from the peak…

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