May 2006                                Volume 45,  Issue 4

 

      Industry Stats      

Value of Imports to U.S.

Dec. 2005

Nov. 2005

% Chng.
Finished Products
Doors, windows and their frames of plastic 18,868,756 25,038,736 +32.7
Stainless steel doors, windows thresholds and frames 3,158,129 4,284,010 +35.7
Aluminum windows and frames 11,818,338 13,040,439 +10.3
Wood windows, French windows and frames 15,204,721 18,022,680 +18.5
Pine standard wood moulding 48,691,899 48,238,647 -0.9
Standard wood moulding, nonconiferous 3,208,846 2,897,170 -9.7
Wood flooring 20,235,884 19,000,406 -6.1
Wood blinds, shutters, screens and shades 14,037,159 16,833,840 +19.9
Lumber
Ponderosa pine, non-treated rough, finger-jointed 151,196 173,110 +14.5
Douglas fir, non-treated, finger-jointed 7,251,355 11,280,662 +55.6
Fir, non-treated, finger-jointed 544,764  323,914 -40.5
Hemlock, non-treated rough, finger-jointed 662,547 789,172 +19.1
Western red alder, rough 1,535,421 1,224,412 -20.3 
Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood 196,766,331 209,483,049 -16.9



Value of Exports to U.S.

Dec. 2005

Nov. 2005

% Chng.
Finished Products
Plastic windows, frames and thresholds for doors 6,195,488 6,161,799 -0.5
Wood windows, French doors and frames 3,809,229 4,629,526 +21.5
Wood flooring 584,714 558,586 -4.5 
Wood blinds, shutters, screens and shades  2,535,467  2,290,708 -9.7 
Lumber
Ponderosa pine, non-treated rough, finger-jointed 788,962 361,696 -54.2
Douglas fir, non-treated, finger jointed 2,340,883 1,337,672 -42.9
Fir, non-treated, finger-jointed 58,171 101,321 +74.2
Hemlock, non-treated rough, finger-jointed 459,710 776,986 +69
Redwood, non-treated, finger-jointed 187,925 199,256 +6
Western red alder, rough 2,161,495 2,773,401 +28.3 
Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood 685,837 17,009,359 +8.4

 

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