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  • Wood Construction
  • February 27, 2009 11:59

Canada: Housing will continue to moderate in 2009

Housing starts reached 211,056 units in 2008, a decrease from 228,343 in 2007, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) first quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition report...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 27, 2009 08:34

Housing affordability surges at year-end 2008

Nationwide housing affordability surged at year-end 2008 to its highest level in at least five years, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI)...... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • February 26, 2009 09:25

Construction output down by 2.2% in the euro area in December 2008

In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production fell by 2.2% in the euro area (EA15) and by 1.7% in the EU27 in December 2008, compared with the previous month...... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • February 26, 2009 08:30

Tax credits boost incentive for greening American homes

Expanded tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements in the new economic stimulus package puts more money in consumers' pockets by providing financial incentive for home owners to go green on their renovation projects in 2009 and 2010...... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • February 25, 2009 09:19

Housing starts plummet in January‏

Continuing an uninterrupted free-fall, U.S. housing starts and permits fell for a seventh consecutive month in January, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 24, 2009 12:53

Czech Republic: Fall in industrial and agricultural producer prices in January 2009

In January 2009, month-on-month, agricultural and market services prices fell by 3.0% and 0.5% respectively. Industrial producer prices grew by 1.1% and construction work prices rose by 0.4%...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 24, 2009 09:07

Luxembourg: Output in the construction sector has fallen in the 2nd quarter of 2008

Output in the construction sector has fallen off since the 2nd quarter of 2008 in the eurozone, ending the year significantly down (down 10% over one year in December)...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • February 23, 2009 11:21

Hungary: The volume of industrial production declined in 2008

In 2008, the volume of industrial production declined by 1.1% compared to 2007. In December 2008, industrial gross output decreased by 19.6% compared to December 2007, the index adjusted for working days fell by 23.3%...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • February 23, 2009 09:01

Luxembourg: Industrial prices drop in 2008

Prices for industrial products rose by 9.0% in 2008, in line with what was observed in previous years...... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • February 20, 2009 21:18

Hungary: Construction, January-December 2008

After a significant fall in 2007, the volume of construction activity lessened by 5.1% in 2008...... [more...]

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