Non-residential permits rose 37.5% as institutional projects drove most of the monthly increase.
Mercados
Price for bleached hardwood kraft pulp exported from Chile slid 4%.
Price for bleached softwood kraft pulp exported from Chile decreased slightly 0.8%.
Price for lumber exported from Chile slipped 3%.
Sales declined to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million, while housing inventory fell 1.9% from June.
Price for wood furniture exported from Brazil gained 1.3%.
Price for plywood imported to Taiwan grew 5%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 61%.
Brazil’s plywood exports fell 17% overall, while shipments to Mexico rose 58% and exports to the United States declined 23%.
Existing U.S. builders posted lower deliveries and prices, while timber manufacturing turned loss-making even as housing volumes rose in Australia and Japan.
Index gains $11 from one month ago with 2% increase since July 2026.
Sawmilling producer prices remained below year-earlier levels, while wood-panel and parquet producer prices increased on both monthly and annual comparisons.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 3%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 8%.
Price for wood pulp imported to Egypt expanded 5%.
Price for lumber imported to Saudi Arabia rose 1.4%.
Price for wood chips imported to Japan increased slightly 0.6%.
Price for wood furniture imported to Japan upped 3%.
Price for MDF panels exported from Turkey fell marginally 0.9%.
Price for newsprint exported from North America changed slightly 0.0%.