Canada's lumber production decreased 2.9% from January to 4 659.9 thousand cubic metres in February. Production was 1% lower than in February 2020, as Statistics Canada reported.
Canadian sawmills shipped 4 349.9 thousand cubic metres of lumber in February, down 5.6% from January and up 5.4% from February 2020.
Canada
|
North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) |
October 2020 |
November 2020 |
December 2020 |
January 2021 |
February 2021 |
|
Cubic metres |
Total softwood and hardwood, production |
5,035.7
|
4,830.8
|
4,446.8
|
4,797.5
|
4,659.9
|
Total hardwood, production |
83.6
|
67.2
|
73.8
|
70.5
|
81.6
|
Total softwood, production
|
4,952.1
|
4,763.6
|
4,373.1
|
4,727.0
|
4,578.3
|
Spruce, pine and fir, production
|
4,416.3
|
4,255.9
|
3,903.5
|
4,206.4
|
4,064.3
|
Douglas fir and western larch, production |
216.8
|
213.8
|
226.1
|
187.6
|
218.7
|
Hemlock fir, production
|
x |
x |
128.1
|
x |
x |
Western red cedar, production |
99.9
|
101.3
|
82.2
|
98.7
|
x |
All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, production
|
x |
x |
33.2
|
x |
x |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production
|
535.8
|
507.7
|
469.6
|
520.6
|
514.0
|
Total softwood and hardwood, shipments |
4,907.5
|
4,865.8
|
4,470.4
|
4,605.7
|
4,349.9
|
Total hardwood, shipments |
82.7
|
86.5
|
54.8
|
65.0
|
69.8
|
Total softwood, shipments
|
4,824.9
|
4,779.3
|
4,415.6
|
4,540.7
|
4,280.1
|
Spruce, pine and fir, shipments
|
4,262.3
|
4,253.4
|
3,883.3
|
4,031.7
|
3,811.1
|
Douglas fir and western larch, shipments |
236.2
|
234.1
|
230.4
|
198.0
|
167.3
|
Hemlock fir, shipments
|
x |
x |
148.5
|
x |
x |
Western red cedar, shipments |
110.0
|
97.2
|
111.2
|
120.2
|
104.1
|
All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, shipments
|
x |
x |
42.2
|
x |
x |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, shipments
|
562.6
|
525.9
|
532.3
|
509.0
|
468.9
|
Total softwood and hardwood, stocks |
6,813.4
|
6,697.2
|
6,624.7
|
6,674.6
|
7,048.9
|
Total hardwood, stocks |
F |
F |
F |
F |
193.8
|
Total softwood, stocks
|
6,621.8
|
6,518.7
|
6,426.5
|
6,486.3
|
6,855.1
|
Spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
5,935.4
|
5,845.3
|
5,844.5
|
5,873.1
|
6,137.9
|
Douglas fir and western larch, stocks |
280.3
|
258.0
|
225.9
|
195.4
|
276.9
|
Hemlock fir, stocks
|
168.0
|
160.4
|
x |
x |
x |
Western red cedar, stocks |
152.1
|
155.0
|
134.1
|
133.5
|
155.3
|
All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, stocks
|
86.0
|
100.0
|
x |
x |
x |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
686.4
|
673.4
|
582.0
|
613.2
|
717.2
|
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