Lumber production by Canadian sawmills decreased 6.9% from June to 5 232.0 thousand cubic metres in July. Compared with July 2014, lumber production rose 5.5%.

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Canadian lumber production increased by 5.5% in July

Oct 01, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. Lumber production by Canadian sawmills decreased 6.9% from June to 5 232.0 thousand cubic metres in July. Compared with July 2014, lumber production rose 5.5%, as Statistics Canada reported.

Sawmills shipped 5 131.4 thousand cubic metres of lumber in July, down 11.6% from June. Shipments were down 1.3% compared with July 2014.