Tucked in the federal budget’s help for the lumber industry is a pot of money that gives upholstered wood furniture, cabinet and other wood product manufacturers some hope. But one local wood product manufacturer said he doesn’t see immediate relief for small operations in the sector, which has been hit with up to 25 per cent U.S. tariffs, are due to rise up to 50 per cent in January. The federal budget says … “large increases in U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade uncertainty are weakening Canada’s economy.” “More directly, tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, autos, copper, softwood lumber, and wood products are putting Canadian jobs and businesses at risk,” the budget says. Mike Baker, the chief executive officer of the Hanover, Ont.-based Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario, said his group welcomes the federal budget’s export assistance, first announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney Aug. 5, to help expand markets beyond the U.S.