Canada's lumber production increased 4.1% from July 2020 to 4 674.9 thousand cubic metres in August 2020. Production was 1.3% higher than in August 2019.

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Canada's lumber production increased by 1.3% in August

Canada's lumber production increased 4.1% from July 2020 to 4 674.9 thousand cubic metres in August 2020. Production was 1.3% higher than in August 2019, as Statistics Canada reported.

Sawmills shipped 4 591.6 thousand cubic metres of lumber in August, up 0.8% from July and down 3.4% from August 2019.