Softwood Lumber Agreement Data Reconciliation Results for July 2010 - March 2011

The 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) requires Canada and the United States to reconcile aggregate Region-specific monthly data on the volume and value of exports of softwood lumber products from Canada to the United States (Articles XV.6 and XV.8)

The following table provides the aggregate volume information for the period July 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 as compiled by the Government of Canada and approved by officials of both governments at the meeting of the Softwood Lumber Committee.

The data may differ from other official trade statistics of Canada and the United States as they are based on definitions that are specific to the SLA.

Unlike the lumber export volume statistics which are made available to the public daily, lumber export values are not used in the administration of the SLA and are therefore not published.

The United States and Canada have agreed that the volume and value data reconciliation for the aforementioned periods has been concluded successfully.

The Committee agreed that the Technical Working Group will continue to work on volume and value reconciliation and proceed to examine the data commencing with the second quarter of 2011. These results will be presented to the Softwood Lumber Committee at its next meeting.

Matthew A. Gold
Deputy Assistant U. S. Trade
Representative for North America
Government of the United States

Laurent Cardinal
Director-General
North America Trade Policy Bureau
Government of Canada

Working Group on Data and Reconciliation - Results of July 2010 to March 2011

Post-reconciliation results export volumes (fbm)
March 20, 2012

Table 1: Post-Reconciliation Results Export Volumes (bfm) - 2010-07 to 2010-09

Region of Origin	2010-07	2010-08	2010-09
Alberta	85 572 633	80 577 908	91 021 455
BC Coastal	23 311 788	22 841 715	19 886 384
BC Interior	414 605 360	357 221 515	365 905 897
Manitoba	170 376	72 558	148 630
Ontario	20 860 080	24 219 153	38 836 038
Quebec	57 987 683	63 614 140	78 558 222
Saskatchewan	6 651 006	3 393 499	2 691 787
Total	609 158 926	551 940 488	597 048 413

Table 2: Post-Reconciliation Results Export Volumes (bfm) - 2010-10 to 2010-12

Region of Origin	2010-10	2010-11	2010-12
Alberta	87 778 051	93 692 060	79 574 984
BC Coastal	19 914 520	20 457 835	21 269 032
BC Interior	339 998 395	348 042 578	354 494 224
Manitoba	185 766	169 418	163 696
Ontario	34 282 613	33 871 997	32 186 040
Quebec	77 015 575	82 679 008	68 529 128
Saskatchewan	2 634 954	4 237 696	3 382 163
Total	561 809 874	583 150 592	559 599 267

Table 3: Post-Reconciliation Results Export Volumes (bfm) - 2011-01 to 2011-03

Region of Origin	2011-01	2011-02	2011-03
Alberta	76 186 042	64 991 014	79 788 394
BC Coastal	22 120 548	28 683 621	37 873 242
BC Interior	351 361 420	323 709 669	424 897 266
Manitoba	237 267	277 053	160 440
Ontario	36 344 900	36 893 113	49 863 305
Quebec	83 384 012	81 815 894	98 416 088
Saskatchewan	2 439 022	1 910 401	3 696 563
Total	572 073 211	538 280 765	694 695 298

As of March 20, 2012

Note:

• Results are based on bilateral reconciliation work as required under the Softwood Lumber Agreement between officials from Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the United States Customs and Border Protection
• The reconciliation results have been reviewed and agreed to by the Canadian and U.S. representatives of the Softwood Lumber Committee
• The report is based on permitted shipments
• The numbers are subject to corrections or adjustments
• The numbers are compiled based on conditions as set out in the SLA for region of origin