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Timber Highlights<br />

• Expanding sales into Asia to meet market demand<br />

– Exports to China have increased from 0% of exports two years ago to 53% today<br />

• Chinese government pushing construction to increase housing affordability<br />

– 10 million units of affordable housing startups planned for this year<br />

• Continued market resiliency expected as heading into autumn which is high season for<br />

construction<br />

China: Annual Housing Starts<br />

Annual units (millions)<br />

18<br />

16<br />

14<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

`98<br />

`99 9<br />

`00 0<br />

`01<br />

`02<br />

`03<br />

`04<br />

`05<br />

`06<br />

`07<br />

`08<br />

`09<br />

`10<br />

`11F<br />

Year<br />

108<br />

| <strong>Brookfield</strong> <strong>Asset</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Inc.

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