Canadian lumber production fell 5.5% from June to 5 250.8 thousand cubic metres of lumber in July. Production was 1.0% higher than in July 2017.
Canadian sawmills shipped 5 546.0 thousand cubic metres of lumber in July, down 3.2% from June but 1.6% higher compared with July 2017.
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) |
March 2018 |
April 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
|
Cubic metres |
Total softwood and hardwood, production
|
5,897.7 |
5,924.6 |
5,981.0 |
5,555.4 |
5,250.8 |
Total hardwood, production |
121.4 |
120.9 |
127.4 |
124.3 |
79.0 |
Total softwood, production
|
5,776.3 |
5,803.7 |
5,853.6 |
5,431.1 |
5,171.8 |
Spruce, pine and fir, production |
5,283.2 |
5,189.4 |
5,205.0 |
4,812.7 |
4,552.8 |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production
|
493.2 |
614.3 |
648.7 |
618.5 |
618.9 |
Lumber, total shipments |
5,392.5 |
5,807.0 |
6,252.7 |
5,728.0 |
5,546.0 |
Total softwood and hardwood, stocks
|
8,753.6 |
8,883.1 |
8,652.1 |
8,462.8 |
8,147.8 |
Total hardwood, stocks |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
Total softwood, stocks
|
8,596.5 |
8,725.5 |
8,478.9 |
8,274.6 |
7,971.0 |
Spruce, pine and fir, stocks |
7,914.3 |
7,935.5 |
7,677.1 |
7,475.4 |
7,170.3 |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
682.2 |
790.0 |
801.8 |
799.2 |
800.7 |