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US Construction Job Openings: August 2017
The count of unfilled jobs in the US construction sector continued to rise in August, reaching the highest level since February 2007, according to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and NAHB analysis. The number of open construction sector jobs increased to 247,000 in August. This represents a 34 per cent increase…
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North American Sawmill Capacity Utilization: July 2017
As with May, rates of production as percent of practical capacity for North American sawmills in the US in January to July 2017 rose another percentage point from last month, to 86%. This compared to 86% the previous year and 86% for full year 2016, according to the latest issue of the Western Wood Products…
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US Railcar Traffic: September 2017
US railroads originated 1,044,563 carloads in September 2017, down 2.3 per cent, or -24,106 carloads, from September 2016, said the Association of American Railroads October 4. US railroads also originated 1,080,444 containers and trailers in September 2017, up 3.8 per cent, or 39,482 units, from the same month last year. Combined US carload and intermodal…
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Quebec and Ontario Lumber Headed to Storm-Hit Areas
A cargo ship departed Baie-Comeau, QC, on Sunday to deliver supplies to Puerto Rico, ravaged by the passing of Hurricane Maria, according to CBC Monday. Most of the US terri- tory’s 3.4 million residents remain without power and are struggling to find clean water and fuel. Resolute Forest Products said an employee at its…
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US New Home Sales: August 2017
CoreLogic Tuesday released its CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for August 2017, which shows US home prices are up strongly both year over year and month over month. Home prices nationally increased year over year by 6.9 per cent from August 2016 to August 2017, and on a month-over-month basis, home prices…
