Canadian Lumber Production Up 11.4%, Shipments Up 10.5%
Originally published by: Statistics Canada — June 4, 2018
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Lumber production rose 11.4% from February to 5,897.7 thousand cubic metres (2.5 billion board feet) of lumber in March. Production was 5.2% lower than in March 2017.
Sawmills shipped 5,392.5 thousand cubic metres (2.29 billion board feet) of lumber in March, up 10.5% from February and 7.6% lower than in March 2017 (click on the table below to view a larger version).
