Canada December producer prices seen rising 1.4% on month: Statscan flash estimate

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Producer prices in Canada most likely rose 1.4% in December from November, thanks to higher prices for lumber and energy products, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday in a preliminary flash estimate.

The agency said softwood lumber prices had jumped 21.7% from November while prices for energy and petroleum products posted a 7.9% gain.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Dale Smith; Reuters Ottawa Bureau, [phone]; [e-mail]; )