Lumber production in Canada fell 18.6% from November, with sawmills producing 4 826.5 thousand cubic metres of lumber in December. Declines in production during this reference period are common due to the holiday season. Production was 0.8% lower than in December 2016.
Canadian sawmills shipped 4 811.5 thousand cubic metres of lumber in December, down 14.9% from November and 2.8% lower than in December 2016.
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) |
2017 |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
|
Total softwood and hardwood, production
|
5,553.0 |
5,633.4 |
5,991.0 |
5,929.0 |
4,826.5 |
Total hardwood, production |
96.0 |
118.7 |
110.8 |
123.5 |
89.0 |
Total softwood, production |
5,457.1 |
5,514.7 |
5,880.2 |
5,805.5 |
4,737.5 |
Spruce, pine and fir, production |
4,967.7 |
5,054.4 |
5,368.9 |
5,229.2 |
4,318.0 |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production
|
489.4 |
460.3 |
511.3 |
576.3 |
419.5 |
Lumber, total shipments |
5,588.8 |
5,820.8 |
5,884.0 |
5,656.2 |
4,811.5 |
Total softwood and hardwood, stocks
|
7,206.6 |
7,140.0 |
7,154.9 |
7,474.5 |
7,501.8 |
Total hardwood, stocks |
F |
93.7 |
83.7 |
84.4 |
83.7 |
Total softwood, stocks |
7,106.4 |
7,046.3 |
7,071.3 |
7,390.1 |
7,418.1 |
Spruce, pine and fir, stocks |
6,440.5 |
6,501.0 |
6,499.6 |
6,704.6 |
6,780.3 |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
665.9 |
545.2 |
571.6 |
685.5 |
637.8
|