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The Daily. Friday, May 10, 2002

Particleboard, oriented strandboard and fibreboard

March 2002

Oriented strandboard production totalled 699 275 cubic metres in March, up 11.7% from 626 196 cubic metres during the same period in 2001. Particleboard production edged up 0.3% to 258 469 cubic metres, compared with 257 814 cubic metres (revised) in March 2001. Fibreboard production totalled 81 105 cubic metres, up 1.0% from 80 312 cubic metres in March 2001.

Year-to-date production of oriented strandboard totalled 2 119 982 cubic metres, a 9.8% increase from 1 931 282 cubic metres for the same period in 2001. Particleboard production reached 705 711 cubic metres, up 1.7% from 693 961 cubic metres (revised) compared with the same period in 2001. Year-to-date fibreboard production reached 262 143 cubic metres, up 11.7% from 234 598 cubic metres during the same period in 2001.

Available on CANSIM: table 303-0002.

The March 2002 issue of Particleboard, oriented strandboard and fibreboard, Vol. 38, no. 3 (36-003-XIB, $5/$47), is now available.

For general information or to order data, contact the dissemination officer (1-866-873-8789; 613-951-9497; manufact@statcan.gc.ca). For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods, and data quality of this release, contact Gilles Simard (613-951-3516; simales@statcan.gc.ca); Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.



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