Softwood Lumber Agreement Data Reconciliation Results for April 2011 - December 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 tables provide the aggregate volume and value information for the period April 1, 2011 – December 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 period 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 first quarter of 2012. These results will be presented to the Softwood Lumber Committee at its next meeting.

Mary T. Smith
Director for Canadian Affairs
Office of the U.S. Trade Representitive
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 April 2011 to December 2011

Post-Reconciliation Results Export Volumes (fbm)
October 25, 2012

Table 1: Post-Reconciliation Results Export Volumes (bfm) - 2011-04 to 2011-06

Region of Origin	2011-04	2011-05	2011-06
Alberta	65 625 139	72 147 567	80 746 117
BC Coastal	32 578 569	34 585 322	33 775 617
BC Interior	318 993 836	314 621 852	357 802 246
Manitoba	295 254	268 548	134 688
Ontario	37 817 002	33 734 256	47 811 074
Quebec	80 286 213	75 410 323	79 838 235
Saskatchewan	3 299 674	3 801 365	4 230 606
Totals	538 895 687	534 569 233	604 338 583

Table 2: Post-Reconciliation Results Export Volumes (bfm) - 2011-07 to 2011-09

Region of Origin	2011-07	2011-08	2011-09
Alberta	72 056 117	78 733 929	82 069 364
BC Coastal	34 165 106	29 989 797	26 881 568
BC Interior	385 218 179	361 347 807	411 438 499
Manitoba	198 954	220 231	616 188
Ontario	49 784 935	43 630 023	53 143 759
Quebec	89 910 626	90 489 821	93 623 868
Saskatchewan	4 628 097	5 801 471	3 882 531
Totals	635 962 308	610 213 079	671 655 777

Table 3: Post-Reconciliation Results Export Volumes (bfm) - 2011-10 to 2012-06

Region of Origin	2011-10	2011-11	2011-12
Alberta	79 027 881	81 016 055	67 515 417
BC Coastal	25 549 684	19 674 871	26 736 226
BC Interior	360 387 050	398 344 110	383 416 611
Manitoba	240 194	308 002	275 843
Ontario	56 256 854	52 353 811	38 185 616
Quebec	98 259 308	90 540 291	70 279 801
Saskatchewan	3 842 395	7 313 447	4 988 908
Totals	623 563 366	649 550 587	591 398 422

As of October 19, 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