Homebuilding slows after February surge

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The U.S. Dept. of Commerce reports that U.S. Mar 1997 housing starts dropped to 1.43 million, a decline of 6.4% from the Feb 1997 figure of 1.52 million. Analysts attribute a portion of the decline to the natural disasters which beset the U.S. midwest during the period, resulting in a 20% drop in housing starts for the region. However, analysts also suggest that increases in mortgage interest rates will continue to keep the rate of housing starts to only modest gains in future months.

Publisher: The Nielsen Company
Publication Name: Wood Technology
Subject: Forest products industry
ISSN: 1067-1064
Year: 1997
Statistics, United States. Department of Commerce, Housing forecasting

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Value-added dilemma: Is this biz for you?

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This article focuses on the sawmiller converting a 'commodity' into a higher-priced consumer product. Questions concerning will you have enough raw material, will added value result from the yield, etc. are examined in this article.

Author: TOOCH, DAVID
Publisher: The Nielsen Company
Publication Name: Wood Technology
Subject: Forest products industry
ISSN: 1067-1064
Year: 1999
United States, Statistical Data Included, Planning, Sawmills

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Subjects list: Forest products industry, Lumber industry
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