While log exports continue to be problematic, woodchip exports rose significantly in 2021, to reach 5.343 million bone dried metric tonnes (bdmt). The 13.8% rise in total exports was driven…

Australia’s softwood log exports totalled a reported 112,523 m3 in December 2021, a five month high and a rise of 38% on the prior month. Export volumes remain volatile, dramatically below pr…

Imports of Particleboard lifted 24.1% in 2021, to reach 97,912 m3 of the year. Despite being well below previous peaks, the orderly movement of imports appears to be more sustainable than in p…

Imports of sawn softwood – deployed mainly to housing – rose a massive 40.0% in 2021, to total 666,164 m3. Although still below peaks reached in previous booms, the steady increase of imported…

Sales of locally produced sawn softwood products continued their downwards trend year-ended January, with total sales 7.6% lower at 2.883 million m3. Traditionally the quietest month of t…

In January, Australia’s unemployment rate was steady at 4.2%, while pandemic impacts continued as the nation worked an average 8.8 hours less, with a big increase in those working zero hours…

The total value of housing loans continued to climb in January, lifting 2.6% on the prior month to $33.66 billion. That result was a very hefty 18.2% higher on a year-on-year basis as low intere…

2021 was a remarkable year for the Australian housing market. Total dwelling approvals lifted to 226,902 units, below the peak of 230,936 units year-ended June 2018. However, approvals of f…