Lumber production in Canada decreased 9.0% in November as compared to October. The total output reached 4,833.8 thousand cubic metres from 5,312.7 m3 in October. As compared with November 2013, lumber production decreased 0.6%.
Canadian sawmills shipped 4,715.5 thousand cubic metres of lumber in November, down 11.5% from October.
Canada's lumber production, shipments and stocks monthly (cubic metres x 1,000)
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) | July 2014 | August 2014 | September 2014 | October 2014 | November 2014 |
Total softwood and hardwood production | 4,961.1 | 4,693.5 | 5,158.9 | 5,312.7 | 4,833.8 |
Total hardwood, production | 119.3 | 101.8 | 139.3 | 135.7 | 127.7 |
Total softwood, production | 4,841.8 | 4,591.6 | 5,019.6 | 5,117.0 | 4,706.1 |
Spruce, pine and fir, production | 4,192.2 | 4,096.8 | 4,520.5 | 4,622.0 | 4,235.2 |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production | 649.6 | 494.9 | 499.2 | 554.9 | 470.9 |
Lumber, total shipments | 5,198.7 | 4,871.9 | 5,016.1 | 5,328.5 | 4,715.5 |
Total softwood and hardwood stocks | 6,965.8 | 6,717.0 | 6,547.6 | 6,383.4 | 6,490.1 |
Total hardwood, stocks | F | F | F | F | F |
Total softwood, stocks | 6,838.4 | 6,604.6 | 6,432.4 | 6,274.3 | 6,371.7 |
Spruce, pine and fir, stocks | 6,047.9 | 5,832.9 | 5,751.2 | 5,561.8 | 5,696.7 |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks | 790.6 | 771.7 | 681.2 | 712.5 | 675.1 |
Source: Statistics Canada