Lumber production in Canada decreased 10.1% from May to 4 844,1 thousand cubic metres in June. Production was 12.5% lower than in June 2018.
Canadian sawmills shipped 5 144,7 thousand cubic metres of lumber in June, down 4.9% from May and down 8.5% from June 2018.
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Canada
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North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) |
February 2019 |
March 2019 |
April 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
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Cubic metres |
Total softwood and hardwood, production |
4,658.1
|
5,528.3
|
5,306.3
|
5,385.5
|
4,844.1
|
Total hardwood, production |
96.8
|
104.4
|
100.0
|
99.4
|
76.5
|
Total softwood, production
|
4,561.3
|
5,423.9
|
5,206.3
|
5,286.1
|
4,767.6
|
Spruce, pine and fir, production
|
3,979.8
|
4,756.9
|
4,490.1
|
4,486.3
|
4,238.5
|
Douglas fir and western larch, production |
213.3
|
328.3
|
345.2
|
408.9
|
215.5
|
Hemlock fir, production
|
148.1
|
136.2
|
173.3
|
191.6
|
137.9
|
Western red cedar, production |
161.7
|
|
139.6
|
|
115.1
|
All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, production
|
58.3
|
|
58.1
|
|
60.6
|
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production
|
581.4
|
667.0
|
716.2
|
799.8
|
529.0
|
Total softwood and hardwood, shipments |
4,447.8
|
5,145.1
|
5,236.5
|
5,407.9
|
5,144.7
|
Total hardwood, shipments |
75.6
|
82.7
|
76.7
|
70.4
|
64.1
|
Total softwood, shipments
|
4,372.3
|
5,062.4
|
5,159.7
|
5,337.5
|
5,080.7
|
Spruce, pine and fir, shipments
|
3,829.1
|
4,453.4
|
4,495.4
|
4,638.2
|
4,437.7
|
Douglas fir and western larch, shipments |
216.3
|
240.6
|
357.0
|
333.3
|
298.3
|
Hemlock fir, shipments
|
|
156.2
|
129.8
|
167.6
|
165.6
|
Western red cedar, shipments |
142.9
|
156.4
|
133.3
|
|
129.5
|
All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, shipments |
|
55.8
|
44.2
|
|
49.6
|
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, shipments
|
543.2
|
609.0
|
664.3
|
699.2
|
643.0
|
Total softwood and hardwood, stocks |
7,906.7
|
8,333.0
|
8,212.8
|
8,167.8
|
7,841.6
|
Total hardwood, stocks |
131.3
|
138.6
|
147.0
|
149.7
|
147.0
|
Total softwood, stocks
|
7,775.4
|
8,194.4
|
8,065.8
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8,018.1
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7,694.7
|
Spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
6,832.6
|
7,194.3
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7,031.4
|
6,865.7
|
6,711.4
|
Douglas fir and western larch, stocks |
271.5
|
375.8
|
368.6
|
445.2
|
324.5
|
Hemlock fir, stocks
|
193.8
|
|
204.9
|
235.0
|
|
Western red cedar, stocks |
313.7
|
287.9
|
294.5
|
277.4
|
262.5
|
All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, stocks
|
163.8
|
|
166.4
|
194.8
|
|
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
942.9
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1,000.1
|
1,034.4
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1,152.4
|
983.3
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