Canada's lumber production decreased 7.9% from November 2020 to 4 446.8 thousand cubic metres in December 2020. Production was 12% higher than in December 2019, as Statistics Canada reported.
Canadian sawmills shipped 4 470.4 thousand cubic metres of lumber in December, down 8.1% from November and up 11% from December 2019.
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Canada
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| North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) |
August 2020 |
September 2020 |
October 2020 |
November 2020 |
December 2020 |
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Cubic metres |
| Total softwood and hardwood, production |
4,674.9
|
5,103.7
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5,035.7
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4,830.8
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4,446.8
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| Total hardwood, production |
83.4
|
79.5
|
83.6
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67.2
|
73.8
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Total softwood, production
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4,591.5
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5,024.
|
4,952.1
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4,763.6
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4,373.1
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Spruce, pine and fir, production
|
4,038.8
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4,507.1
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4,416.3
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4,255.9
|
3,903.5
|
| Douglas fir and western larch, production |
234.7
|
226.2
|
216.8
|
213.8
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226.1
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Hemlock fir, production
|
165.9
|
x |
x |
x |
128.1
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| Western red cedar, production |
110.0
|
114.1
|
99.9
|
101.3
|
82.2
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All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, production
|
42.2B |
x |
x |
x |
33.2
|
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production
|
552.7
|
517.1
|
535.8
|
507.7
|
469.6
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| Total softwood and hardwood, shipments |
4,591.6
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4,881.2
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4,907.5
|
4,865.8
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4,470.4
|
| Total hardwood, shipments |
62.4
|
68.1
|
82.7
|
86.5
|
54.8
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Total softwood, shipments
|
4,529.2
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4,813.1
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4,824.9
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4,779.3
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4,415.6
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Spruce, pine and fir, shipments
|
3,958.9
|
4,196.5
|
4,262.3
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4,253.4
|
3,883.3
|
| Douglas fir and western larch, shipments |
292.6
|
286.4
|
236.2
|
234.1
|
230.4
|
Hemlock fir, shipments
|
142.0
|
x |
x |
x |
148.5
|
| Western red cedar, shipments |
98.1
|
117.1
|
110.0
|
97.2
|
111.2
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All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, shipments
|
37.6
|
x |
x |
x |
42.2
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Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, shipments
|
570.3
|
616.5
|
562.6
|
525.9
|
532.3
|
| Total softwood and hardwood, stocks |
6,808.3
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6,852.4
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6,813.4
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6,697.2
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6,624.7
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| Total hardwood, stocks |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
Total softwood, stocks
|
6,610.6
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6,657.5
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6,621.8
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6,518.7
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6,426.5
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Spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
5,835.3
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6,004.5
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5,935.4
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5,845.3
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5,844.5
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| Douglas fir and western larch, stocks |
292.0
|
233.0
|
280.3
|
258.0
|
225.9
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Hemlock fir, stocks
|
x |
167.6
|
168.0
|
160.4
|
x |
| Western red cedar, stocks |
157.5
|
153.2
|
152.1
|
155.0
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134.1
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All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, stocks
|
x |
99.2
|
86.0
|
100.0
|
x |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
775.3
|
653.0
|
686.4
|
673.4
|
582.0
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