Shipments fall 6% as capacity utilization declines to 76.1%.
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U.S., China, and Japan drive nearly all of 1.2 million m3 export drop by volume.
Florida metros lead price drops with Deltona down 32.2%, Crestview 32%.
New single-family building drops to $421.3 billion, while multifamily remains flat at $115.0 billion.
Wooden starts drop 31% and account for 57% of May starts.
Ending inventory decreased 2%.
FE holds 8.2 million ha under 418 certificates by 18 April 2024—including 354 CoC and 64 FM/CoC—versus FSC’s 63.0 million ha under 1 344 certificates on 31 January 2022.
All lumber grades register year-on-year declines.
Sales pace of 4.03 million is lowest for May since 2009, unsold inventory climbs 6.2%.
Median sale price reaches $440,997 as active listings rise 16.2% to 1,960,258.
The average price dips 2%.
Median asking price climbs to $422,238 as active listings expand 14.5%.
January–May trade volume rises 8% year-on-year and 23% over five-year average.
Commercial housing sales increase to 71 million m2.
Building permits drop 2.0% while completions rise 5.4% from April levels.
Wood panel prices fall 4.4% as wood processing sector marks nine-month decline.
Montane forest permit applications fall 44% year-on-year while Northern Norrland sees largest regional increase.
Hardwood lumber prices rise 0.5% while plywood rebounds from April decline.
British Columbia drops $1.2 billion while Ontario adds $299 million to overall permit values.
Whit Davis becomes sixth major acquisition as Spahn & Rose expands across five southeastern states.