Custom cabinet sales rise 12.2%, semi-custom fall 9.0% and stock fall 13.6%, while cabinet quantity drops 11.4%.
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Imports of newsprint paper to Egypt rose 1.1%.
Vietnam remained the largest supplier as its share rose 8.3 pp; Canada had the largest decline, with shipments down 61%.
Paper manufacturers' sales rose 1.0% to C$2.57 billion.
Vietnam remained South Korea’s largest supplier as its share fell 7.6 pp; China’s shipments rose 25% and Vietnam’s fell 25%
Final-demand producer prices rise 1.3% month over month and 6.3% year over year.
Price for lumber imported to the UK lost 6%.
Price for wood chips imported to the UK increased 33%.
Price for wood pellets imported to the UK slipped 3%.
Imports of wood chips to South Korea rose 3%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnamese to South Korea grew 6%.
Price for newsprint paper exported from South Korea slid 1.7%.
Price for wood pellets imported to South Korea lost 9%.
The preliminary administrative review covers one company and rescinds proceedings for four others, with final cash deposit requirements still pending.
Residential permits rise 15.3% from July; single-family permits edge down.
Spruce pulpwood led the monthly gains, up 5.9% from July, followed by beech sawlogs, up 5%.
Softwood pulpwood fell the most, down 8.6% from July, followed by beech sawlogs, down 5.1%.
The proposed centre will match wood supplies to manufacturers’ requirements and develop a model for other regions.
Building materials prices fell 3.8% year over year in August.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt rose 2%.