Whether you are making investment decisions or developing strategic business plans, Forest2Market's Economic Outlook supplies critical information about the general economy and provides context for your decisions and plans.

• Track changes in the most important factors affecting the industry
• Make informed tactical decisions and adjust near-term plans as market forces shift
• Make strategic and investment decisions based on insight into the future performance of macroeconomic and industry factors

Overview

The F2M Economic Outlook delivers concise economic news and analysis written for industry professionals. We collect and analyze current economic data affecting timber prices and offer fresh insight into market conditions 24 months in advance. The results of our analysis are succinctly summarized in the Economic Outlook.

Data

Each month, we collect extensive data—hundreds of data points about the macroeconomy and the industry are gathered and analyzed for each issue. All of these data points are run through our econometric models to produce an economic forecast.

Macroeconomic and Industry Factors

The Outlook begins with a review of the current economic situation and then forecasts major economic indicators 24 months in advance. Each month, we track:

• Gross domestic product
• Consumer spending
• Manufacturing
• Employment
• Interest and currency exchange rates
• Housing markets
• Oil prices

Expertise

Our experienced foresters, economists, researchers and supply chain experts project highly accurate outcomes by analyzing the statistical relationships among these factors.

Published

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