Lumber production in Canada increased 11.5% from September to 5 203.5 thousand cubic metres in October. Production was 9.6% lower than in October 2018, according to Statistics Canada.
Canadian sawmills shipped 4 934.0 thousand cubic metres of lumber in October, up 2.1% from September and down 10.5% from October 2018.
| Canada | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) | June 2019 | July 2019 | August 2019 | September 2019 | October 2019 |
| Cubic metres | |||||
| Total softwood and hardwood, production | 4,844.1 | 4,492.6 | 4,628.8 | 4,667.0 | 5,203.5 |
| Total hardwood, production | 76.5 | 77.5 | 63.7 | 56.7 | 80.8 |
| Total softwood, production | 4,767.6 | 4,415.1 | 4,565.1 | 4,610.3 | 5,122.7 |
| Spruce, pine and fir, production | 4,238.5 | 3,732.5 | 4,077.0 | 4,122.6 | 4,577.0 |
| Douglas fir and western larch, production | 215.5 | 301.3 | 183.4 | 175.8 | 275.3 |
| Hemlock fir, production | 137.9 | 178.5 | 157.2 | x | x |
| Western red cedar, production | 115.1 | x | 84.7 | 94.3 | x |
| All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, production | 60.6 | x | 62.8 | x | x |
| Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production | 529.0 | 682.6 | 488.1 | 487.6 | 545.7 |
| Total softwood and hardwood, shipments | 5,144.7 | 4,623.9 | 4,776.5 | 4,833.6 | 4,934.0 |
| Total hardwood, shipments | 64.1 | 59.9 | 59.6 | 64.4 | 76.3 |
| Total softwood, shipments | 5,080.7 | 4,564.0 | 4,716.9 | 4,769.2 | 4,857.7 |
| Spruce, pine and fir, shipments | 4,437.7 | 3,948.7 | 4,177.2 | 4,281.5 | 4,329.0 |
| Douglas fir and western larch, shipments | 298.3 | 273.2 | 239.0 | 203.3 | 233.0 |
| Hemlock fir, shipments | 165.6 | 140.6 | 153.2 | 143.6 | 159.4 |
| Western red cedar, shipments | 129.5 | 149.5 | x | x | x |
| All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, shipments | 49.6 | 51.9 | x | x | x |
| Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, shipments | 643.0 | 615.3 | 539.7 | 487.7 | 528.8 |
| Total softwood and hardwood, stocks | 7,841.6 | 7,497.1 | 7,301.4 | 7,063.1 | 7,329.0 |
| Total hardwood, stocks | 147.0 | 138.7 | 140.7 | 119.6 | 130.0 |
| Total softwood, stocks | 7,694.7 | 7,358.5 | 7,160.7 | 6,943.5 | 7,199.0 |
| Spruce, pine and fir, stocks | 6,711.4 | 6,326.8 | 6,207.3 | 6,007.8 | 6,228.0 |
| Douglas fir and western larch, stocks | 324.5 | 363.6 | 312.0 | 304.5 | 365.4 |
| Hemlock fir, stocks | x | 245.7 | 250.8 | 261.1 | x |
| Western red cedar, stocks | 262.5 | x | x | 198.3 | 189.6 |
| All other softwood, not elsewhere specified, stocks | x | x | x | 171.7E | x |
| Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks | 983.3 | 1,031.7 | 953.3 | 935.6 | 970.9 |