Index climbs $1 for the week and sits $9 above levels from one month ago.

De Queen manufacturing facility gains capacity for peeling, conditioning and storage, creating 12 new jobs.

The reading is down 4.5 percentage points from November and marks the lowest level since July 2024.

Fourth-quarter sales fall 12.1% as the company cites housing affordability constraints, weak consumer confidence, and lower commodity pricing.

Exports of lumber from Norway rose 4%.

The industry cites U.S. import tariffs as a factor behind weaker U.S. exports and higher import pressure in Germany.

Open unemployment among construction workers rises to nearly 16,200, while 175 construction firms file for bankruptcy.

At a median home price of $413,595 and a 30-year mortgage rate of 6%, 88.2 million households are priced out, and a $1,000 increase prices out 156,405 more.

Price for plywood imported to Kazakhstan increased 28%.

Price for lumber imported to Kazakhstan increased 8%.

Exports of logs from Norway changed slightly 0.8%.

The comparison uses a 1950=100 index, while economy-wide labor productivity more than doubles over the same period.

Price for OSB exported from Norway downed 1.5%.

Imports of wood chips to South Korea slipped 3%.

Price for particleboard and OSB exported from Russia to Uzbekistan grew 5%.

Price for wood pellets imported to South Korea slipped 3%.