Lumber production in Canada increased by 18.7% from February to 5 528.3 thousand cubic metres in March. Production was 5.3% lower than in March 2018.
Canadian sawmills shipped 5 145.1 thousand cubic metres of lumber in March, up 15.7% from February and 2.1% lower than in March 2018.
|
Canada
|
North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) |
November 2018 |
December 2018 |
January 2019 |
February 2019 |
March 2019 |
|
Cubic metres |
Total softwood and hardwood, production |
5,309.9 |
4,324.4 |
5,154.3
|
4,658.1
|
5,528.3
|
Total hardwood, production |
103.1 |
85.8 |
79.3
|
96.8
|
104.4
|
Total softwood, production
|
5,206.8 |
4,238.6 |
5,075.0
|
4,561.3
|
5,423.9
|
Spruce, pine and fir, production
|
4,524.1 |
3,783.1 |
4,454.7
|
3,979.8
|
4,756.9
|
Douglas fir and western larch, production |
286.1 |
167.7 |
268.0
|
213.3
|
328.3
|
Hemlock fir, production
|
185.9 |
128.6 |
131.9
|
148.1
|
136.2
|
Western red cedar, production |
x |
x |
154.2
|
161.7
|
x |
All other softwood, not elsewere specified, production
|
67.7 |
51.3 |
66.1
|
58.3
|
x |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production
|
682.7 |
455.5 |
620.3
|
581.4
|
667.0
|
Total softwood and hardwood, shipments |
5,170.1 |
4,225.2 |
4,983.4
|
4,447.8
|
5,145.1
|
Total hardwood, shipments |
.. |
.. |
75.3
|
75.6
|
82.7
|
Total softwood, shipments
|
.. |
.. |
4,908.1
|
4,372.3
|
5,062.4
|
Spruce, pine and fir, shipments
|
.. |
.. |
4,377.5
|
3,829.1
|
4,453.4
|
Douglas fir and western larch, shipments |
.. |
.. |
251.9
|
216.3
|
240.6
|
Hemlock fir, shipments
|
.. |
.. |
117.0
|
x |
156.2
|
Western red cedar, shipments |
.. |
.. |
x |
142.9
|
156.4
|
All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, shipments
|
.. |
.. |
x |
x |
55.8
|
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, shipments
|
.. |
.. |
530.6
|
543.2
|
609.0
|
Total softwood and hardwood, stocks |
7,731.9 |
7,722.2 |
7,861.5
|
7,906.7
|
8,333.0
|
Total hardwood, stocks |
F |
F |
132.3
|
131.3
|
138.6
|
Total softwood, stocks
|
7,606.6 |
7,597.0 |
7,729.1
|
7,775.4
|
8,194.4
|
Spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
6,657.4 |
6,776.6 |
6,794.6
|
6,832.6
|
7,194.3
|
Douglas fir and western larch, stocks |
270.2 |
209.8 |
270.1
|
271.5
|
375.8
|
Hemlock fir, stocks
|
263.3 |
x |
209.1
|
193.8
|
x |
Western red cedar, stocks |
x |
261.6 |
306.5
|
313.7
|
287.9
|
All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, stocks
|
153.4 |
149.5 |
148.8
|
163.8
|
x |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
949.2 |
820.4 |
934.5
|
942.9
|
1,000.1
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