On Friday (7-1-22) The U.S. Census Bureau reported that total construction spending during May 2022 was estimated at a seasonally […]
Wood Markets News
Brazilian Exports of Wood-Based Products Increased 21% in Year-Over-Year in May 2022
According to the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) in May 2022 Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) […]
Forestry New South Wales Working to Plant Millions of Seedlings to Replace Trees Burned in Bushfires
Forestry New South Wales (NSW) Australia is on an ambitious program to plant 13 million seedlings into plantations destroyed during […]
U.S. National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for July 5th, 2022 – Additional Wildfires Reported
The U.S. National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) reported on Tuesday (7-5-22,) that the total number of large wildfires and complexes […]
Mortgage Rates Trend Lower – in Week Ending 30th June 2022
Freddie Mac has released its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) for the week ending June 30th , 2022. The PMMS […]
Canadian Real Domestic Product Increases in April
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) reported today (6-30-22) that real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in April, following a 0.7% expansion […]
Personal Income – Disposable Income – Personal Consumption Expenditures – All Increased in May 2022
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported on Thursday (6-30-22), that according to their estimates, personal income (PI) increased […]
Weekly Jobless Claims Inch Lower – in the Week Ending 25th June 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor is reporting that seasonally adjusted an additional 231,000 Americans made their initial filing for unemployment […]
BEA Reports Real GDP in Q1 of 2022 Decreased at an Annual Rate of 1.6% in its “Third” Estimate
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released today (6-29-22) its “third” estimate of real gross domestic product (GDP) for Q1 […]
Mortgage Applications Increase for Third Consecutive Week – in Week Ending 24th June 2022
According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Application Survey (WMAS), for the week ending June 24th, […]