Sawmills, December 2025
Released: 2026-03-04
Lumber production decreased 21.0% from November to 2 905.2 thousand cubic metres in December. Production was down 12.8% from December 2024.
Sawmills shipped 2 996.7 thousand cubic metres of lumber in December, down 14.2% from November and down 5.9% from December 2024.
Note to readers
These data are subject to revision and are not seasonally adjusted.
Data from January 2023 to January 2024 in table 16-10-0017-01 have been revised.
Data from January 2023 to January 2024 in table 16-10-0046-01 have been revised.
Data from June 2016 to December 2018 in table 16-10-0045-01 have been revised.
The "Sawmills" monthly survey measures the quantities of lumber produced and shipped by Canadian manufacturers.
Products
Table 16-10-0018-01, "Canadian lumber exports by mode of transportation," is available (see the ''Tables'' tab). This table contains annual data by province or territory from 1999 to 2025.
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