Lumber production in Canada fell 19.2% in December from November, with sawmills producing 4 866.5 thousand cubic metres of lumber. Production was 8.3% lower than December 2015, as Statistics Canada said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
In December 2016, sawmills shipped 4 950.1 thousand cubic metres of lumber, down 16.7% from November and 5.6% lower than in December 2015.