Lumber production by Canada's sawmills rose 3% from August to 5,917.6 thousand cubic metres in September. Production was 6.4% higher than in September 2015.

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Canada's lumber production rose 6.4% in September

Lumber production by Canada's sawmills rose 3% from August to 5,917.6 thousand cubic metres in September. Production was 6.4% higher than in September 2015, Statistics Canada reported.

Sawmills shipped 6036.8 thousand cubic metres of lumber in September, up 5.4% from August. Shipments were 7.6% higher than in September 2015.