Lumber Production Increases in Canada in May; Remains Down Year-Over-Year

Original Source:
Sawmills, May 2022

Statistics Canada (StatsCan) reported on Friday (8-12-22) that lumber production in Canada increased 7.2% month-over-month (April 2022 to May 2022) to 4,649.5 thousand cubic meters. However, year-over-year production (May 2021 to May 2022) was down 5.3%.

In May 2022, Canadian sawmills shipped 4,612.1 thousand cubic meters of lumber. That is 7.9% greater than April of 2022 but down 7.0% when compared to May of 2021.


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