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MARKETPLACE
Random Lengths Lumber Market
Report
With key green Fir items the major exception, framing
lumber prices stayed on a firm to higher track. Factors
influencing the upward tick include cutbacks in production
and strong first quarter gains in Canadian housing starts
particularly driven by heavier-than-usual activity in
the multifamily sector.
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This
Week
May 2 |
Last
Week
Apr 25
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Year
Ago
2007
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| Random Lengths
Framing Lumber Composite Price* |
$270 |
$262 |
$283 |
KD
Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill
Price |
220 |
210 |
229 |
KD
Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered
Great Lakes |
294 |
294 |
308 |
Green
Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) |
258 |
260 |
238 |
Southern
Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L |
310 |
296 |
281 |
KD
Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L |
228 |
225 |
240 |
Ponderosa
Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L |
425 |
400 |
680 |
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Weighted average of 15 key items |
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* Theindex is a numerical representation
of market activity, based on a ratio of western sawmill
order files to
inventories. In computing the index, the data are compared
with similar data averaged over the past five years.
Source: www.RandomLengths.com, April 2008
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