The homebuilder continues tactical pricing and sales pace adjustments as early signs of stabilization emerge in selected U.S. markets.
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June’s monthly increase followed a small decline in May.
Bleached packaging operating rate reaches 91.3% as unbleached bag shipments jump 15%.
The homebuilder reports a 20.7% home sales gross margin and expects mortgage rates and cautious consumer sentiment to keep incentives elevated through the fourth fiscal quarter.
Index rises $15 from one month ago with weekly increase of $1 to $548.
Update introduces regional import-price benchmarks, producer prices and PPI, a multi-series chart builder and an Analytics Data API subscription.
Mill closures in the U.S. South reduce fiber demand, while data centers and retail land sales continue to create investment opportunities.
Exports of lumber from New Zealand gained 1.5%.
Price for logs exported from New Zealand contracted 6%.
Exports of wood furniture from India lost 9%.
Price for wood veneer imported to India contracted 5%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Poland upped 4%.
Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Finland slipped 1.0%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Italy upped 1.4%.
Apartment construction surged, offsetting weaker single-family activity and lifting total residential starts.
High raw-material costs and weak pulp, timber and construction markets continued to pressure prices and profitability.
Price for lumber exported from Finland to Algeria declined only 0.5%.
Fuel wood value jumps 81.5% while monthly total declines 20% from April 2026.
Price for logs exported from Lithuania expanded 7%.
Price for pulpwood imported to Finland fell marginally 0.3%.