Output slows at sawmills in July

OTTAWA — Lumber production decreased 7.4 percent from June to 4.49 million cubic metres in July, according to new StatCan data. Production was 1.5 percent higher than in July 2019. Sawmills shipped 4.55 million cubic metres of lumber in July, down 4.2 percent from June and down 0.7 percent from a year prior.