Forest Industry Economics

Economic analysis of the British Columbia forest sector, including its current state and trends, can be found in this section.

Key economic indicators that are monitored include:

• Commodity prices
• Housing starts
• Harvest & production
• Exports
• Employment & investment

The number and operating status of various types of mills, fibre flow analyses and socio-economic analyses are also provided.

Economic State of B.C.'s Forest Sector

The following report examines and monitors how competitive the B.C. forest sector is as measured by key economic indicators such as harvest level, GDP, manufacturing sales, exports, employment, market supply & demand conditions, main destination markets and main products.

• Economic State of B.C.'s Forest Sector 2017 (PDF), With Appendix (PDF)

B.C. Forest Product Exports

This monthly report summarizes key information about BC’s forest product exports by market and product.

• April 2019 Export Report (PDF)
• March 2019 Export Report (PDF)
• February 2019 Export Report (PDF)
• January 2019 Export Report - Revised Jun 7 2019 (PDF)
• December 2018 Export Report (PDF)
• November 2018 Export Report (PDF)
• October 2018 Export Report (PDF)
• September 2018 Export Report (PDF)
• August 2018 Export Report (PDF)
• July 2018 Export Report (PDF)
• June 2018 Export Report (PDF)
• May 2018 Export Report (PDF)