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US Multi-Family Residential Construction
Read more: US Multi-Family Residential ConstructionThe latest Census estimate shows significant gains in single-family and multifamily private residential construction spending from one year ago, said the National Association of Home Builders also Tuesday. On a 3-month moving average basis from July 2013, single-family construction spending increased 9.9 per cent and multifamily construction spending increased 38.4 per cent. The current seasonally…
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Maibec Invests
Read more: Maibec InvestsMaibec Inc, out of Levis, QC, has invested more than $20 million in the upgrade of its lumber mill in St-Pamphile de l’Islet. The upgrade included the acquisition of high-tech, high-performance equipment that maibec says will enable it to optimize the use of resources while increasing agility in manufacturing value-added products for customers and improving…
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Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014
Read more: Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014 Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014
Read more: Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014 Canada Lumber Production, Manufacturing, and Prices : June 2014 & Aug 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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Canada Export and Trade: First-Half 2014
Read more: Canada Export and Trade: First-Half 2014A jump in exports helped the Canadian economy bounce back from a weather-restrained 1Q, with annualized growth of 3.1 per cent in 2Q after a downwardly revised 0.9 per cent in the first. The Statistics Canada data on Friday showed gross domestic product growing at its fastest pace since 3Q 2011, beating the Bank of…
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Manufacturing Index, US
Read more: Manufacturing Index, USThe US manufacturing sector expanded in August, with the rate of growth exceeding expectations and moving at the fastest pace in more than four years, an industry report showed on Thursday. Financial data firm Markit said its preliminary or “flash” US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose to 58 in August, which was its highest since…
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US Log Exports: 2Q 2014
Read more: US Log Exports: 2Q 2014Log exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska totalled 515 million board feet in volume in 2Q 2014, an increase of more than 10 per cent compared to 1Q 2014, the US Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station reported today. During this same period, West coast lumber exports decreased by 4 per cent to…
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US Pending, New Home Sales: July ‘14
Read more: US Pending, New Home Sales: July ‘14A gauge of pending home sales rose 3.3 per cent in July to reach the highest level in 11 months, signaling that upcoming closings of existing homes are likely to speed up, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday. The index of pending home sales hit a seasonally adjusted 105.9 in July, compared with 102.5…
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US Housing Starts
Read more: US Housing StartsHome construction in the US surged in July. Housing starts climbed almost 16 per cent last month to an annual rate of 1.093 million units, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. That marked the highest level of construction since November, driven by a pronounced rise in new apartments. Home construction rose 22 per cent in the…
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Southern Pine Lumber Exports: June 2014
Read more: Southern Pine Lumber Exports: June 2014USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service reported Friday exports of Southern Pine to be approximately 41.2 million board feet (MMbf) during June 2014. This volume represents an increase of just 2 per cent above the same month last year. But collectively, the first half of this year has recorded a hefty increase of 22 per cent when…
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Housing Starts, Japan
Read more: Housing Starts, JapanAfter dropping since April due to a new consumption tax, housing starts in Japan increased in June by 11.8 per cent compared to May, to 75,727 units, according to Japan Lumber Reporter Friday. Seasonally adjusted starts were 883,000 units. June starts were down 9.5 per cent compared to the same month one year ago. Japan’s…
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Wooden Health Facility, Belgium
Read more: Wooden Health Facility, BelgiumA new nursing facility complex in Belgium, at 7,000 square metres the largest in the country, will be build using lumber from Japan’s Nice Lumber, according to Japan Lumber Reports Friday. The four-storey wooden building will have 50 rooms for the nursing home and 16 units for rental. The project is expected to use 890…
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Coldstream Lumber Operating
Read more: Coldstream Lumber OperatingOperations at Coldstream Lumber, based in Coldstream, BC, are back up and running nearly a week after a fire ripped through the company’s kiln building. The 40 employees were back at work Monday, said GlobalNews. Both of the company’s kilns were destroyed in the fire. Coldstream Lumber president, Johnal Lee new kilns were purchased, but…
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US Wood Products Imports from Canada: Rail and Truck
Read more: US Wood Products Imports from Canada: Rail and TruckMore glowing data on Canadian and US cargo and freight volumes, building on last month’s strong showing as detailed in your Madison’s Lumber Reporter July 11, is out this week by the AAR and from the ATA’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) Thursday reported increased total combined US weekly rail…
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US Wood Products Imports from Canada by Truck and KEY 2×4 LUMBER PRICES vs. US Trucking Company Shares
Read more: US Wood Products Imports from Canada by Truck and KEY 2×4 LUMBER PRICES vs. US Trucking Company SharesUS Wood Products Imports from Canada by Truck and KEY 2×4 LUMBER PRICES vs. US Trucking Company Shares US Wood Products Imports from Canada by Truck and KEY 2×4 LUMBER PRICES vs. US Trucking Company Shares from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
