-
Washington Dept of Natural Resources March 2015 Highlights
Lumber and Log Prices: Lumber and log prices increased markedly in 2013 and somewhat less so in 2014. Washington log prices moved up sharply from a two-year plateau in 2013 and continued to rise in 2014. The average price for a ‘typical’ DNR log delivered to the mill reached US$591/mbf in 2014, and has averaged…
-
Study: Manufacturing Sales 2013, Canada
Canadian manufacturing sales increased in 2013 for the fourth year in a row, Statistics Canada announcement Monday. Sales edged up 0.3 per cent and have almost fully recovered from the recession of 2008-2009. By contrast, constant dollar sales fell 0.9 per cent year over year, indicating a drop in volumes. Constant dollar sales in 2013…