Mill Creek Lumber & Supply

Untangoing The Trade Mess

In 2004, Canadian companies earned about $5.7 billion (U.S.) selling softwood into the United States. American consumers of framing lumber and wood siding spent about $7 billion to purchase that same lumber. The difference, approximately $1.3 billion, went into the pockets of the U.S. Customs Service, adding to a stack of cash (now totaling more than $5 billion) that the United States has been collecting at the border since 2002.