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Lumber
Housing starts pick up — prices too
Aug 18, 2020
Lumber prices are surging, along with prices of Chinese-made components that go into building a home.
Lumber prices climb as people stuck at home build those gazebos they've been putting off
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 10, 2020
The price of lumber is at a 2½ year high, driven by a sawmill slowdown and more interest in home projects.
Home Depot blames lumber prices for drop in sales
by
Amy Scott
Aug 20, 2019
The company says that a better price for lumber is better for business.
Lumber trade dispute and tariffs boost U.S. wood products
by
Esther Honig
Sep 20, 2018
Prices for U.S. softwood lumber have jumped since tariffs against Canadian lumber took effect last year.
Satisfied with Trump in rural Pennsylvania
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daisy Palacios
Feb 20, 2018
We check in with small business owners about changes they've seen with Trump as president.
Blue-collar jobs that pay 6 figures are going unfilled
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Jul 3, 2017
'This is an avenue for even some folks with college degrees.'
Canadian lumber is the first demonstration of Trump’s tough-on-trade promises
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Jed Kim
Apr 25, 2017
When President Trump promised he’d be tough on trade, Canada wasn’t a name he threw around much. But his administration’s first big trade tax turns out to be a proposed 20 percent or so tariff on Canadian “soft lumber.” That’s pine, spruce, fir — the kind of wood used to build homes. Secretary of Commerce […]
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Lumber mills buzzing again in Louisiana
Jul 1, 2013
Louisiana manufacturers that produce lumber plan to reopen and expand factories, as nationwide housing market shows steady recovery.
Downside of a housing rebound? The price of plywood on the rise
Mar 22, 2013
As the housing market recovers, prices for some construction and building materials reach pre-bust highs
Lumber stacks up big profits
Feb 26, 2013
Despite a 46 percent jump in softwood lumber prices, many timber companies are wary to head into the forests.