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Comparing the trend of Canadian softwood lumber production to Canadian and U.S. Housing Starts, 2006 to 2020

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index (2006=100) 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Softwood lumber productionSoftwood lumber production Canadian housing startsCanadian housing starts U.S. housing startsU.S. housing starts
Source(s):
Tables 16-10-0017-01, 16-10-0045-01, 34-10-0055-01 and 34-10-0135-01, and U.S. Census Bureau, New Privately Owned Housing Units Started.

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Comparing the trend of Canadian softwood lumber production to Canadian and U.S. Housing Starts, 2006 to 2020 , index (2006=100)
  Softwood lumber production Canadian housing starts U.S. housing starts
2006 100.0 100.0 100.0
2007 89.1 100.4 75.2
2008 70.7 92.8 50.3
2009 55.9 65.6 30.8
2010 65.6 83.5 32.6
2011 65.6 85.3 33.8
2012 68.9 94.5 43.3
2013 72.6 82.6 51.4
2014 73.0 83.3 55.7
2015 79.2 86.0 61.7
2016 82.1 87.0 65.2
2017 82.3 96.6 66.8
2018 81.3 93.6 69.4
2019 71.6 91.8 71.6
2020 69.1 95.8 76.6
Source(s):
Tables 16-10-0017-01, 16-10-0045-01, 34-10-0055-01 and 34-10-0135-01, and U.S. Census Bureau, New Privately Owned Housing Units Started.
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