lumber

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It also faces steeper tariffs on steel, aluminium and softwood lumber.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Some worried that new tariffs would drive up the price of lumber and steel and that immigration raids could increase the cost of labor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

She also said she was still figuring out how to rely a little less on lumber, which faces stiff tariffs, to make furniture.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

This was the largest redwood lumber mill in the world, resulting in clashes with the environmental community for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

In the middle of the ranch was a large storehouse where Mr. Bonetti kept lumber, boxes of nails, and other building supplies that he planned to use someday.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez