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Statistical tables
| July | Year-to-date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Shipments | Stocks | Production | Shipments | |
| thousands of cubic meters | |||||
| Canada | 4,695.4 | 5,073.5 | 7,230.0 | 34,442.9 | 35,080.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,453.1 | 2,536.7 | 3,124.5 | 17,418.7 | 17,597.5 |
| Coast | 225.7 | 239.2 | 287.1 | 2,023.4 | 2,057.7 |
| Interior | 2,227.4 | 2,297.6 | 2,837.4 | 15,395.3 | 15,539.8 |
| Northern interior | 977.7 | 1,058.1 | 1,266.0 | 7,084.6 | 7,185.9 |
| Central interior | 598.9 | 580.4 | 704.6 | 3,970.9 | 3,903.0 |
| Southern interior | 650.8 | 659.1 | 866.7 | 4,339.8 | 4,450.8 |
| Alberta | 642.7 | 645.7 | 911.1 | 4,319.9 | 4,175.8 |
| Saskatchewan | x | x | x | x | x |
| Manitoba | x | x | x | x | x |
| Ontario | 448.0 | 534.2 | 535.3 | 3,215.0 | 3,374.7 |
| Quebec | 898.4 | 1,055.7 | 2,276.3 | 7,396.5 | 7,764.3 |
| New Brunswick | 131.1 | 156.4 | 122.9 | 1,245.7 | 1,302.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 72.6 | 79.3 | 150.5 | 500.8 | 520.4 |
| percentage change 2007 to 2008 | |||||
| Canada | -19.1 | -17.7 | -10.8 | -22.4 | -21.1 |
| British Columbia | -25.5 | -23.8 | -14.7 | -24.9 | -23.6 |
| Coast | -25.3 | -34.0 | -20.0 | -26.0 | -24.2 |
| Interior | -25.5 | -22.5 | -14.2 | -24.8 | -23.5 |
| Northern interior | -29.8 | -27.8 | -16.5 | -27.3 | -25.8 |
| Central interior | -7.1 | -3.7 | 29.4 | -2.6 | -2.1 |
| Southern interior | -31.6 | -26.4 | -30.4 | -34.6 | -33.0 |
| Alberta | -4.4 | -5.8 | 6.2 | -5.8 | -7.0 |
| Saskatchewan | x | x | x | x | x |
| Manitoba | x | x | x | x | x |
| Ontario | -26.8 | -20.3 | -33.3 | -34.4 | -31.6 |
| Quebec | 20.9 | 3.7 | -0.2 | -11.7 | -10.1 |
| New Brunswick | -56.1 | -42.8 | -53.4 | -40.6 | -36.4 |
| Nova Scotia | -26.1 | -26.2 | 2.0 | -31.6 | -32.8 |
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
| Standard classification of goods | July Production | Year-to-date production | July Stocks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | thousands of cubic meters | |||
| British Columbia | … | |||
| Douglas Fir & Western Larch | 4407.10.32 | 87.8 | 617.3 | 112.5 |
| Western Red Cedar | 4407.10.71 | 93.6 | 874.5 | 218.0 |
| Yellow Cedar | 4407.10.72 | 9.1 | 96.5 | 0.0 |
| Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir | 4407.10.33 | 98.5 | 884.9 | 181.2 |
| Sitka Spruce | 4407.10.42 | x | x | x |
| Spruce, Pine and Fir | 4407.10.31 | 2,163.2 | 14,917.5 | 2,612.6 |
| Other softwoods | 4407.10.99 | x | x | x |
| Total softwoods | … | 2,453.1 | 17,418.7 | 3,124.5 |
| Hardwood | 4407.90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total (softwood and hardwood) | … | 2,453.1 | 17,418.7 | 3,124.5 |
| British Columbia coast | … | |||
| Douglas Fir & Western Larch | 4407.10.32 | 53.0 | 349.2 | 42.0 |
| Western red cedar | 4407.10.71 | x | x | x |
| Yellow cedar | 4407.10.72 | 9.1 | 96.5 | 0.0 |
| Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir | 4407.10.33 | 77.4 | 665.6 | 81.1 |
| SITKA spruce | 4407.10.42 | x | x | x |
| Spruce, pine and fir | 4407.10.31 | 11.1 | 184.5 | 16.4 |
| Other softwoods | 4407.10.99 | x | x | x |
| Total softwoods | … | 225.7 | 2,023.4 | 287.1 |
| Hardwood | 4407.90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total (softwood and hardwood) | … | 225.7 | 2,023.4 | 287.1 |
| British Columbia interior | … | |||
| Douglas Fir & Western Larch | 4407.10.32 | 34.8 | 268.1 | 70.5 |
| 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 | 21.1 | 219.2 | 100.1 |
| SITKA spruce | 4407.10.42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Spruce, pine and fir | 4407.10.31 | 2,152.1 | 14,733.0 | 2,596.2 |
| Other softwoods | 4407.10.99 | x | x | x |
| Total softwoods | … | 2,227.4 | 15,395.3 | 2,837.4 |
| Hardwood | 4407.90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total (softwood and hardwood) | … | 2,227.4 | 15,395.3 | 2,837.4 |
| British Columbia northern interior | … | |||
| Douglas Fir & Western Larch | 4407.10.32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Western red cedar | 4407.10.71 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Yellow cedar | 4407.10.72 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir | 4407.10.33 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| SITKA spruce | 4407.10.42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Spruce, pine and fir | 4407.10.31 | 977.7 | 7,075.1 | 1,264.7 |
| Other softwoods | 4407.10.99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total softwoods | … | 977.7 | 7,084.6 | 1,266.0 |
| Hardwood | 4407.90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total (softwood and hardwood) | … | 977.7 | 7,084.6 | 1,266.0 |
| British Columbia central interior | … | |||
| Douglas Fir & Western Larch | 4407.10.32 | 15.5 | 48.7 | 19.0 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Spruce, pine and fir | 4407.10.31 | 583.4 | 3,922.2 | 685.6 |
| Other softwoods | 4407.10.99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total softwoods | … | 598.9 | 3,970.9 | 704.6 |
| Hardwood | 4407.90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total (softwood and hardwood) | … | 598.9 | 3,970.9 | 704.6 |
| British Columbia southern interior | … | |||
| Douglas Fir & Western Larch | 4407.10.32 | 19.3 | 219.4 | 51.5 |
| 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 | 21.1 | 214.9 | 99.0 |
| SITKA spruce | 4407.10.42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Spruce, pine and fir | 4407.10.31 | 591.0 | 3,735.6 | 645.8 |
| Other softwoods | 4407.10.99 | x | x | x |
| Total softwoods | … | 650.8 | 4,339.8 | 866.7 |
| Hardwood | 4407.90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total (softwood and hardwood) | … | 650.8 | 4,339.8 | 866.7 |
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
| 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 | 4,186.6 | 4,613.7 | 81.7 | 4,695.4 |
| British Columbia | 2,163.2 | 2,453.1 | 0.0 | 2,453.1 |
| Alberta | 641.5 | 641.5 | 1.2 | 642.7 |
| Saskatchewan | x | x | 0.0 | x |
| Manitoba | x | x | 0.0 | x |
| Ontario | 414.2 | 421.9 | 26.1 | 448.0 |
| Quebec | 724.2 | 849.8 | 48.7 | 898.4 |
| New Brunswick | 122.0 | 125.5 | 5.5 | 131.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 72.0 | 72.5 | 0.1 | 72.6 |
| Year-to-date production | ||||
| Canada | 30,287.5 | 33,792.8 | 650.2 | 34,442.9 |
| British Columbia | 14,917.5 | 17,418.7 | 0.0 | 17,418.7 |
| Alberta | 4,311.9 | 4,311.9 | 8.1 | 4,319.9 |
| Saskatchewan | x | x | 0.0 | x |
| Manitoba | x | x | 0.0 | x |
| Ontario | 2,950.6 | 3,027.5 | 187.6 | 3,215.0 |
| Quebec | 6,109.2 | 6,995.7 | 400.8 | 7,396.5 |
| New Brunswick | 1,164.8 | 1,192.9 | 52.7 | 1,245.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 487.3 | 499.8 | 1.0 | 500.8 |
| July stocks | ||||
| Canada | 6,238.1 | 7,202.2 | 27.8 | 7,230.0 |
| British Columbia | 2,612.6 | 3,124.5 | 0.0 | 3,124.5 |
| Alberta | 910.8 | 910.8 | 0.3 | 911.1 |
| Saskatchewan | x | x | 0.0 | x |
| Manitoba | x | x | 0.0 | x |
| Ontario | 489.8 | 523.1 | 12.2 | 535.3 |
| Quebec | 1,853.5 | 2,261.1 | 15.2 | 2,276.3 |
| New Brunswick | 121.9 | 122.9 | 0.0 | 122.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 140.2 | 150.5 | 0.0 | 150.5 |
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) code.
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
| 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 | 2,421.4 | 90.1 | 2,511.5 | 20,368.3 | 838.2 | 21,206.6 |
| Alberta | 671.2 | 1.3 | 672.5 | 4,575.5 | 8.6 | 4,584.1 |
| Saskatchewan | x | 0.0 | x | x | 0.0 | x |
| Manitoba | x | 0.0 | x | x | 0.0 | x |
| Ontario | 576.7 | 35.7 | 612.4 | 4,611.6 | 285.7 | 4,897.3 |
| Quebec | 703.1 | 40.3 | 743.4 | 7,918.4 | 453.6 | 8,372.0 |
| New Brunswick | 285.6 | 12.6 | 298.3 | 2,009.6 | 88.9 | 2,098.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 98.0 | 0.2 | 98.2 | 730.2 | 1.4 | 731.6 |
| Total shipments | . | . | 2,838.3 | . | . | 21,408.6 |
| Alberta | . | . | 685.1 | . | . | 4,488.4 |
| Saskatchewan | . | . | x | . | . | x |
| Manitoba | . | . | x | . | . | x |
| Ontario | . | . | 670.7 | . | . | 4,936.6 |
| Quebec | . | . | 1,018.4 | . | . | 8,641.0 |
| New Brunswick | . | . | 273.7 | . | . | 2,049.9 |
| Nova Scotia | . | . | 107.5 | . | . | 774.4 |
| Total stocks | 4,404.1 | 39.4 | 4,443.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Alberta | 856.8 | 1.1 | 857.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Saskatchewan | x | 0.0 | x | .. | .. | .. |
| Manitoba | x | 0.0 | x | .. | .. | .. |
| Ontario | 791.8 | 11.0 | 802.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Quebec | 2,255.3 | 25.1 | 2,280.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| New Brunswick | 261.3 | 2.1 | 263.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Nova Scotia | 147.6 | 0.0 | 147.6 | .. | .. | .. |
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) code.
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
| Province of origin | July | Year-to-date | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rail | Truck | Water | Total | Rail | Truck | Water | Total | |
| thousands of cubic meters | ||||||||
| Canada | 461.2 | 1,894.2 | 509.8 | 2,867.1 | 3,498.9 | 13,456.0 | 3,561.0 | 20,527.2 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 21.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 11.1 | 32.4 | 0.4 | 43.9 | 74.1 | 255.0 | 7.7 | 336.8 |
| New Brunswick | 46.4 | 80.2 | 4.5 | 131.2 | 282.0 | 496.7 | 23.5 | 802.2 |
| Quebec | 130.7 | 247.5 | 25.2 | 403.5 | 1,024.2 | 1,881.4 | 162.6 | 3,068.3 |
| Ontario | 45.4 | 135.4 | 3.6 | 184.4 | 351.5 | 985.3 | 24.5 | 1,361.3 |
| Manitoba | 3.8 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 24.8 | 90.3 | 1.1 | 116.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 7.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 50.9 | 11.6 | 0.3 | 62.8 |
| Alberta | 46.2 | 207.2 | 11.2 | 264.6 | 382.9 | 1,345.0 | 54.0 | 1,782.0 |
| British Columbia | 170.0 | 1,171.9 | 464.7 | 1,808.6 | 1,305.9 | 8,371.4 | 3,287.3 | 12,976.2 |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Nunavut | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
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.
| July | Year-to-date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Shipments | Stocks | Production | Shipments | |
| thousands of oven-dry metric tonnes | |||||
| Canada | 1,424.7 | 1,504.1 | 94.5 | 10,565.7 | 10,652.9 |
| British Columbia | 582.7 | 579.3 | 30.6 | 4,082.6 | 4,071.8 |
| Coast | 40.9 | 40.9 | 3.1 | 459.0 | 456.2 |
| Interior | 541.8 | 538.3 | 27.5 | 3,623.6 | 3,615.6 |
| Northern interior | 241.3 | 241.4 | 1.8 | 1,668.7 | 1,667.9 |
| Central interior | 154.3 | 153.5 | 1.9 | 976.7 | 976.1 |
| Southern interior | 146.1 | 143.5 | 23.8 | 978.2 | 971.7 |
| Other provinces | 842.0 | 924.9 | 63.9 | 6,483.1 | 6,581.1 |
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
