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US Building Material Prices: October 2016
The latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the prices for the building materials softwood lumber, OSB, gypsum products, and ready-mix concrete all fell during October. National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing staffer David Logan takes a look at the declines for these materials, specifically pointing…
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British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports: September 2016
BC forest product exports year-to-date (September) 2016 totalled $10.45 billion, up 8.7 per cent from $9.61 billion for the same time last year, according to the Competitiveness and Innovation Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Tuesday. British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports: September 2016 Highlight of Exports in September 2016,…
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US Southern Pine Exports Up 17% in August 2016
Exports of Southern Pine lumber remained at a lofty level in August, amounting to almost 56.5 MMbf, as the Southern Forest Products Association said in a press release received by Lesprom Network Monday. This volume represents an increase of 17 per cent above the same month last year, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 14…
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US Construction Employment Crisis
US construction employment slipped from July to August for the fourth time in five months, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America released September 2. US Construction Employment Problem US construction employment slipped from July to August for the fourth time in five months, but spending data suggest the recent weakness…
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Canada Housing Starts: July 2016
The Canadian housing starts report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp released Tuesday showed the seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts declined to 198,395 in July, down from a revised 218,326 in June. Construction of multiple units fell 13.3 per cent. Housing Starts, Canada The expected fallback in Canadian housing starts in June…
