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Canada Investment in New Housing Construction: June 2017
Read more: Canada Investment in New Housing Construction: June 2017Investment in new housing construction in Canada rose 7.2 per cent from June 2016 to $4.7 billion in June, said Statistics Canada Tuesday. The increase was mostly attributable to higher investment in single family dwellings (+$257.9 million). All but one province saw an increase in new housing investment in June 2017. The largest increase was…
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Perceived and Otherwise Elusive ‘gap period’ on Canadian Softwood Lumber Imports to the US
Read more: Perceived and Otherwise Elusive ‘gap period’ on Canadian Softwood Lumber Imports to the USBelow are details of the perceived and otherwise elusive ‘gap period’ on Canadian softwood lumber imports to the US. After the looming Dept of Commerce announcement, the next important date will be in late October, with the US International Trade Commission makes its Final Determination of the DoC Final Determination. UPDATE FROM MIKE JONES MONDAY:…
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Madison’s North American Heating Wood Pellet Report
Read more: Madison’s North American Heating Wood Pellet ReportNORTH AMERICAN HEATING WOOD PELLET PRICES, EXPORT HIGHLIGHTS, COMMODITIES/PRODUCTS PRICES, EXPORT HIGHLIGHTS, COMMODITIES/PRODUCTS The brand-*new* monthly Madison’s Wood Pellet Report covers North America energy wood pellet manufacturing, distribution, and sales/export. Don’t miss out on what you need to plan operational strategy for RESIDUALS from your sawmill or other wood processing facility in Canada and the…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse: 2Q 2017
Read more: Madison’s Forest Pulse: 2Q 2017The next issue of the wildly popular quarterly North American forest data update, Madison’s Forest Pulse, will soon be emailed to subscribers. The information tool for your forest management and investment planning. Don’t miss even one issue of this vital information! Our quarterly product is tailored to provide you with timely information about the North…
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US Home Equity for New Small Businesses
Read more: US Home Equity for New Small BusinessesEquity in a home was used as a source of capital to start 284,618 businesses in the US—7.3 per cent of all businesses—according to a new source of data released August 10 by the US Census Bureau. The new data source is the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, which collects economic and demographic information on businesses…
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Weekly Rail Traffic, US: Aug 2017
Read more: Weekly Rail Traffic, US: Aug 2017For the week ending August 6, total US weekly rail traffic was 554,822 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.3 per cent compared with the same week last year, said the Association of American Railroads August 9. Total carloads for the week ending August 5 were 273,199 carloads, up 1.9 per cent compared with the same…
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Softwood Lumber CVD Gap Window *Use With Caution*
Read more: Softwood Lumber CVD Gap Window *Use With Caution*Much fuss was made this week among operators subject to the Canadian Softwood Lumber AD/CVD Case CVD GAP period. The issue requiring further clarification has to do with the ability of the U.S. Customs Broker to delay filing of a shipment’s “Entry Summary” for ten business days from the time the shipment is “Arrived” at…
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Canada-US Softwood Lumber Trade: Further Updates
Read more: Canada-US Softwood Lumber Trade: Further UpdatesFast on the heals of British Columbia’s new NDP Premier John Horgan’s assertion last week that Canada and the US were “close” to a new softwood lumber trade deal, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he was “very hopeful” of getting a deal with the United States on softwood lumber, which has become…
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US Private Residential Construction Spending: June 2017
Read more: US Private Residential Construction Spending: June 2017National Association of Home Builders analysis of Census Construction Spending data released Tuesday shows that total private residential construction spending stood at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $US502.9 billion in June, 0.2 per cent lower than downwardly revised May estimates. It was the third consecutive monthly decrease after a strong start this year. Nevertheless,…
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Canada-US Softwood Lumber Trade: Further Updates
Read more: Canada-US Softwood Lumber Trade: Further UpdatesFast on the heals of British Columbia’s new NDP Premier John Horgan’s assertion last week that Canada and the US were “close” to a new softwood lumber trade deal, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he was “very hopeful” of getting a deal with the United States on softwood lumber, which has become…
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Canada Lumber Production, Exports; US Consumption, Imports & Log Exports: May 2017
Read more: Canada Lumber Production, Exports; US Consumption, Imports & Log Exports: May 2017US Coniferous Sawn Wood Imports: May 2017 According to the latest figures from the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service, for January to May 2017 the USA imported US$2,235 billion of softwood lumber from the World, which amounts to a 17 per cent increase from the first five months of the previous year, when…
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Japan Wood Demand Projection 2017
Read more: Japan Wood Demand Projection 2017Japan’s Forestry Agency projected the country’s wood supply of structural laminated lumber for 2017 is up +5.2 per cent, and that of plywood is up +3.2 per cent compared to the previous year, said Japan Lumber Reports Friday. New housing starts in Japan are forecast by eleven private think tanks based on GDP for 1Q…
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Softwood Lumber Trade Update
Read more: Softwood Lumber Trade UpdateBritish Columbia’s new NDP Premier John Horgan said Thursday after talks with Trump administration officials he was hopeful a dispute between Canada and the United States over softwood lumber could be resolved before NAFTA talks begin in mid-August, according to Reuters. Horgan told Reuters he saw no reason why the dispute should be part of…
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US Home Sales, Prices, Ownership Rates: May, June, 2Q 2017
Read more: US Home Sales, Prices, Ownership Rates: May, June, 2Q 2017According to the US Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey, released Thursday the US homeownership rate was 63.7 per cent in 2Q 2017, which is statistically no different from its last quarter reading of 63.6 per cent. The rate of homeownership appears to be stabilizing after reaching a cycle low of 62.9 per cent in 2Q…
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British Columbia Lumber Exports: May 2017
Read more: British Columbia Lumber Exports: May 2017Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist of the Royal Bank of Canada said at a briefing on the outlook for the US and Canadian economies and the impact of China, July 20 in Markham, ON. The top Canadian exports to China are resource-based goods such as pulp, paper and paperboard, seeds and beans, wood and wood…
