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July 2007

35-003-X


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Production, shipments and stocks of lumber, 2007
  July Year-to-date
Production Shipments Stocks Production Shipments
   thousands of cubic meters
Canada 5 802.2 6 165.3 8 107.5 44 402.9 44 443.4
British Columbia 3 290.8 3 327.0 3 664.0 23 196.4 23 034.8
Coast 302.1 362.4 358.9 2 735.0 2 716.3
Interior 2 988.7 2 964.5 3 305.1 20 461.4 20 318.5
Northern interior 1 393.2 1 466.4 1 515.9 9 748.0 9 688.5
Central interior 644.5 602.9 544.7 4 077.3 3 987.1
Southern interior 951.0 895.2 1 244.6 6 636.1 6 642.9
Alberta 672.5 685.1 857.8 4 584.1 4 488.4
Saskatchewan x x x x x
Manitoba x x x x x
Ontario 612.4 670.7 802.8 4 897.3 4 936.6
Quebec 743.4 1 018.4 2 280.4 8 372.0 8 641.0
New Brunswick 298.3 273.7 263.4 2 098.4 2 049.9
Nova Scotia 98.2 107.5 147.6 731.6 774.4
  percentage change 2006 to 2007
Canada -8.8 -4.2 1.6 -9.4 -8.9
British Columbia -6.4 -4.3 7.6 -7.1 -8.0
Coast -34.2 -10.1 -18.9 -20.0 -21.7
Interior -2.3 -3.6 11.5 -5.1 -5.8
Northern interior -1.5 0.7 22.6 -6.3 -7.2
Central interior 4.4 -0.4 0.4 -3.1 -5.5
Southern interior -7.3 -11.6 5.1 -4.5 -3.8
Alberta 8.2 13.9 25.8 5.0 5.7
Saskatchewan x x x x x
Manitoba x x x x x
Ontario -14.9 -10.3 10.3 -9.4 -9.6
Quebec -28.0 -10.9 -12.9 -20.7 -17.6
New Brunswick 19.2 10.0 -9.6 -8.5 -8.7
Nova Scotia -17.1 -5.4 -10.1 -10.9 -0.6
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
 
Production and stocks of lumber, British Colombia, by species, 2007
  Standard classification of goods July Production Year-to-date production July Stocks
    code   thousands of cubic meters
British Colombia      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  92.6  893.8  134.9
Western Red Cedar 4407.10.71  132.9 1 024.3  163.2
Yellow Cedar 4407.10.72  15.9  114.5  1.7
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  146.3 1 499.1  264.5
Sitka Spruce 4407.10.42 x x x
Spruce, Pine and Fir 4407.10.31 2 794.8 19 131.5 3 066.9
Other softwoods 4407.10.99 x x x
Total softwoods 3 290.8 23 196.4 3 664.0
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood) 3 290.8 23 196.4 3 664.0
British Columbia coast      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  23.8  365.8  17.5
Western red cedar 4407.10.71 x x x
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  15.9  114.5  1.7
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  108.9 1 062.8  145.6
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42 x x x
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31  43.7  363.8  71.9
Other softwoods 4407.10.99 x x x
Total softwoods  302.1 2 735.0  358.9
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood)  302.1 2 735.0  358.9
British Columbia interior      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  68.9  528.0  117.4
Western red cedar 4407.10.71 x x x
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  37.4  436.4  119.0
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42  80.2  470.4  30.4
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31 2 751.2 18 767.7 2 995.0
Other softwoods 4407.10.99 x x x
Total softwoods 2 988.7 20 461.4 3 305.1
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood) 2 988.7 20 461.4 3 305.1
British Columbia northern interior      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western red cedar 4407.10.71  4.1  22.5  1.8
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  15.7  136.6  47.3
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42  0.0  0.0  0.0
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31 1 373.4 9 588.9 1 466.8
Other softwoods 4407.10.99  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total softwoods 1 393.2 9 748.0 1 515.9
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood) 1 393.2 9 748.0 1 515.9
British Columbia central interior      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  0.0  28.2  3.3
Western red cedar 4407.10.71  0.0  0.0  0.0
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  0.0  0.0  0.0
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42  80.2  470.4  30.4
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31  564.3 3 578.7  511.0
Other softwoods 4407.10.99  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total softwoods  644.5 4 077.3  544.7
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood)  644.5 4 077.3  544.7
British Columbia southern interior      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  68.9  499.8  114.1
Western red cedar 4407.10.71 x x x
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  21.7  299.8  71.7
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42  0.0  0.0  0.0
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31  813.4 5 600.1 1 017.2
Other softwoods 4407.10.99 x x x
Total softwoods  951.0 6 636.1 1 244.6
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood)  951.0 6 636.1 1 244.6
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
 
Production and stocks of lumber by province and species, 2007
  Spruce, pine and fir (SCG code 4407.10.31) 1 Total softwood (SCG code 4407.10) 1 Total hardwood (SCG code 4407.90) 1 Total
  thousands of cubic meters
July production  
Canada 5 156.6 5 712.1  90.1 5 802.2
British Columbia 2 794.8 3 290.8  0.0 3 290.8
Alberta  671.2  671.2  1.3  672.5
Saskatchewan x x  0.0 x
Manitoba x x  0.0 x
Ontario  556.4  576.7  35.7  612.4
Quebec  663.8  703.1  40.3  743.4
New Brunswick  285.6  285.6  12.6  298.3
Nova Scotia  98.0  98.0  0.2  98.2
Year-to-date production  
Canada 38 364.4 43 564.7  838.2 44 402.9
British Columbia 19 131.5 23 196.4  0.0 23 196.4
Alberta 4 575.5 4 575.5  8.6 4 584.1
Saskatchewan x x  0.0 x
Manitoba x x  0.0 x
Ontario 4 471.2 4 611.6  285.7 4 897.3
Quebec 7 011.0 7 918.4  453.6 8 372.0
New Brunswick 1 933.9 2 009.6  88.9 2 098.4
Nova Scotia  718.2  730.2  1.4  731.6
July stocks  
Canada 7 163.6 8 068.1  39.4 8 107.5
British Columbia 3 066.9 3 664.0  0.0 3 664.0
Alberta  856.8  856.8  1.1  857.8
Saskatchewan x x  0.0 x
Manitoba x x  0.0 x
Ontario  735.6  791.8  11.0  802.8
Quebec 2 012.4 2 255.3  25.1 2 280.4
New Brunswick  261.3  261.3  2.1  263.4
Nova Scotia  139.2  147.6  0.0  147.6
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) code.
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
 
Revised data for production, shipments and stocks of lumber, 2006
  July Year-to-date
Softwood (SCG code  4407.10) 1 Hardwood (SCG code  4407.90) 1 Total Softwood (SCG code  4407.10) 1 Hardwood (SCG code  4407.90) 1 Total
    thousands of cubic meters
Total production 2 736.2 109.9 2 846.1 23 023.1 994.0 24 017.2
Alberta 620.3 1.2 621.4 4 356.4 8.2 4 364.5
Saskatchewan 45.8 0.0 45.8 317.9 0.0 317.9
Manitoba 58.1 0.0 58.1 262.4 0.0 262.4
Ontario 677.6 42.0 719.6 5 088.9 315.3 5 404.3
Quebec 976.5 55.9 1 032.4 9 981.0 571.8 10 552.9
New Brunswick 239.7 10.6 250.3 2 197.2 97.1 2 294.4
Nova Scotia 118.3 0.2 118.5 819.2 1.6 820.8
Total shipments . . 2 960.8 . . 23 773.5
Alberta . . 601.3 . . 4 245.4
Saskatchewan . . 46.0 . . 304.0
Manitoba . . 60.1 . . 255.1
Ontario . . 747.5 . . 5 458.2
Quebec . . 1 143.6 . . 10 485.7
New Brunswick . . 248.8 . . 2 246.3
Nova Scotia . . 113.6 . . 778.7
Total stocks 4 511.2 63.8 4 575.0 .. .. ..
Alberta 680.0 1.9 681.9 .. .. ..
Saskatchewan 42.3 0.0 42.3 .. .. ..
Manitoba 49.1 0.0 49.1 .. .. ..
Ontario 714.8 13.0 727.7 .. .. ..
Quebec 2 577.4 41.0 2 618.4 .. .. ..
New Brunswick 283.6 7.9 291.5 .. .. ..
Nova Scotia 164.0 0.0 164.0 .. .. ..
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) code.
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
 
Canadian lumber exports, 2007
Province of origin July Year-to-date
Rail Truck Water Total Rail Truck Water Total
   thousands of cubic meters
Canada 717.7 2 694.5 550.4 3 964.8 5 298.2 19 650.1 4 090.3 29 047.7
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.3 2.1 0.0 3.4 8.8 21.4 0.0 30.2
Prince Edward Island 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 13.2 1.8 18.5
Nova Scotia 25.6 54.7 4.2 84.5 163.0 397.0 43.2 603.2
New Brunswick 62.9 100.3 5.8 169.0 545.9 669.8 24.6 1 240.3
Quebec 188.3 325.4 49.1 563.0 1 417.8 2 647.5 408.7 4 479.6
Ontario 92.3 232.1 2.4 326.8 598.1 1 852.6 45.9 2 496.6
Manitoba 3.6 25.4 0.1 29.1 43.1 167.5 0.8 211.4
Saskatchewan 12.0 5.9 0.1 18.0 69.6 37.6 0.3 107.5
Alberta 70.7 237.6 7.3 315.6 521.6 1 507.0 54.9 2 083.6
British Columbia 260.8 1 711.1 481.4 2 455.2 1 926.3 12 336.6 3 510.0 17 776.4
Yukon 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northwest Territories 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
Nunavut 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Canadian lumber exports by province of origin as reported by the International Division of Statistics Canada. Totals may not add due to small transactions with unclear mode of transportation which appear only in the totals. Destination of exports by country may be obtained from Statistics Canada's catalogue no. 65-004-X monthly.
 
Production, shipments and stocks of pulp chips, 2007
  July Year-to-date
Production Shipments Stocks Production Shipments
   thousands of oven-dry metric tonnes
Canada 1 641.6 1 810.4  141.5 12 798.8 13 027.6
British Columbia  741.1  753.8  23.0 5 322.0 5 341.2
Coast  72.8  77.2  6.5  779.1  788.7
Interior  668.3  676.5  16.6 4 542.9 4 552.5
Northern interior  308.8  318.3  6.8 2 055.4 2 063.6
Central interior  153.2  152.7  1.4  994.0  993.5
Southern interior  206.4  205.5  8.4 1 493.5 1 495.3
Other provinces  900.5 1 056.7  118.5 7 476.7 7 686.4
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.