Сanada's lumber production decreased 14.2% from November to 4 046.3 thousand cubic metres in December. Production was 6.4% lower than in December 2018, Statistics Canada reported.
Canadian sawmills shipped 4 096.9 thousand cubic metres of lumber in December, down 3.3% from November and down 3.0% from December 2018.
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Canada
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North American Product Classification System (NAPCS)
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August 2019
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September 2019
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October 2019
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November 2019
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December 2019
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Cubic metres
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Total softwood and hardwood, production
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4,628.8
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4,667.0
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5,203.5
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4,716.9
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4,046.3
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Total hardwood, production
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63.7
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56.7
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80.8
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78.6
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64.9
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Total softwood, production
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4,565.1
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4,610.3
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5,122.7
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4,638.3
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3,981.5
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Spruce, pine and fir, production
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4,077.0
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4,122.6
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4,577.0
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4,125.8
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3,538.5
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Douglas fir and western larch, production
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183.4
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175.8
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275.3
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239.0
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188.9
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Hemlock fir, production
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157.2
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Western red cedar, production
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84.7
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94.3
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x
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81.4
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90.3
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All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, production
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62.8
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production
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488.1
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487.6
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545.7
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512.4
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443.0
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Total softwood and hardwood, shipments
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4,776.5
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4,833.6
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4,934.0
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4,234.7
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4,096.9
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Total hardwood, shipments
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59.6
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64.4
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76.3
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71.6
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63.9
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Total softwood, shipments
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4,716.9
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4,769.2
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4,857.7
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4,163.1
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4,032.9
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Spruce, pine and fir, shipments
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4,177.2
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4,281.5
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4,329.0
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3,687.4
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3,553.7
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Douglas fir and western larch, shipments
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239.0
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203.3
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233.0
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192.7
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237.5
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Hemlock fir, shipments
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153.2
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143.6
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159.4
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162.9
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x
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Western red cedar, shipments
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x
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x
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x
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86.9
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84.0
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All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, shipments
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x
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x
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x
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33.3
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x
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Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, shipments
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539.7
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487.7
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528.8
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475.7
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479.2
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Total softwood and hardwood, stocks
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7,301.4
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7,063.1
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7,329.0
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7,592.5
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7,429.1
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Total hardwood, stocks
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140.7
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119.6
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130.0
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138.2
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146.7
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Total softwood, stocks
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7,160.7
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6,943.5
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7,199.0
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7,454.3
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7,282.4
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Spruce, pine and fir, stocks
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6,207.3
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6,007.8
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6,228.0
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6,484.7
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6,357.9
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Douglas fir and western larch, stocks
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312.0
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304.5
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365.4
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413.2
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348.2
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Hemlock fir, stocks
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250.8
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261.1
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x
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x
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173.5
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Western red cedar, stocks
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x
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198.3
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189.6
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176.8
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206.1
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All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, stocks
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x
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171.7
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x
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x
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196.7
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Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks
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953.3
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935.6
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970.9
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969.6
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924.5
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