by Working Forest | May 28, 2020 | Archives
Forest2Market — After tumbling over 18 percent in March, US housing starts plummeted another 30 percent in April to the lowest level since early 2015. The percentage decrease was also the largest since the government began tracking the metric in 1959. Housing...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2020 | Archives
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index held steady in May, following a sharp decline in April. The Index now stands at 86.6 (1985=100), up from 85.7 in April. The Present Situation Index – based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labour market...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2020 | Archives
OTTAWA, CNW — Economic uncertainty stemming from containment measures of COVID-19 and falling oil prices is affecting all sectors. Canada’s housing market will see declines in 2020 and should start to improve by this time next year. Housing starts, sales...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2020 | Archives
Nextfor has announced that it is launching an Expression of Interest for a $1 million joint investment commercialization challenge (50% industry matching contribution required) to solicit project ideas that will support building robust value chain consortiums and...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2020 | Archives
Like most industries, the global pallets industry faces a high degree of uncertainty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, in the short term, the pallet industry is likely to be less impacted than many others, due to the essential nature of pallets....
