Index climbs $23 over past month, marking a 5% increase from four weeks ago.
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Compared with the previous month, production was down 9%.
Price for wood furniture imported to Japan expanded 6%.
Forecast growth is led by infrastructure spending, higher premises investment and a gradual housing-start rebound.
Wooden starts account for 59.6% of February starts, while both total and wooden starts rise from January.
Price for wood chips imported to Japan slid 1.0%.
Price for particleboard exported from Turkey decreased 6%.
Stock cabinet sales lead the downturn with a 15.2% drop in year-to-date revenues, while total cabinet quantity shipped falls 14%.
Price for logs imported to Japan increased 6%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Japan decreased slightly 0.3%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to Japan slipped 4%.
Imports of plywood to Japan grew only 0.6%.
Daily offtake remains solid and supply from New Zealand is expected to ease from April as harvesting conditions tighten.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to Japan gained 2%.
Price for recycled pulp exported from Thailand stayed flat month-over-month.
Exports of lumber from Thailand slipped 1.3%.
Price for wood chips exported from Vietnam to Japan upped 1.1%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Denmark slipped 3%.
Exports of wood chips from Thailand lost 7%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 12%.