Get a clear picture of national economic and forest products industry trends every month, with an at-a-glance look at where the market has been in the past month, and how current conditions compare to year-ago levels. Includes key price indicators from the Random Lengths weekly report.
Random Lengths Product and Species Composite Prices
Just as the widely used and popular Random Lengths Framing Lumber and Structural Panel Composites provide a broad measure of price movement, tables and graphs of monthly averages allow you to measure price trends in 14 specific product groups and species composites.
Industry Indicators and Market Pulse
The month’s production, orders, shipments, and inventory levels compared with year-ago figures.
Feature Story
A monthly feature story covering news and trends affecting the industry and the markets.
U.S. Housing Reports
Actual starts, single-family and multifamily, SAARs, regional breakdowns, and permit data for the 40 largest metro areas in the U.S.
Canadian Housing Starts
Broken out by province, SAARs and actual starts, single-family and multifamily.
Manufactured Housing Shipments
A monthly update, by region, for housing shipments in the U.S.
Tim Cochran
Associate Editor,
Editor, Yardstick
News and reporting assignments, contact information, and more on the new RL Staff page
Yardstick
Get a clear picture of national economic and forest products industry trends every month, with an at-a-glance look at where the market has been in the past month, and how current conditions compare to year-ago levels. Includes key price indicators from the Random Lengths weekly report.
A monthly feature story covering news and trends affecting the industry and the markets.
