Sawmills, December 2017
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Released: 2018-03-08
Lumber production fell 18.6% from November, with sawmills producing 4 826.5 thousand cubic metres of lumber in December. Declines in production during this reference period are common due to the holiday season. Production was 0.8% lower than in December 2016.
Sawmills shipped 4 811.5 thousand cubic metres of lumber in December, down 14.9% from November and 2.8% lower than in December 2016.
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These data are subject to revision and are not seasonally adjusted.
The monthly survey, Sawmills, measures quantities of lumber produced and shipped by Canadian manufacturers.
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