Exports of softwood logs and hardwood chips both remained near record levels over the year-ended January 2019. Total woodchip exports were down 0.8% to 7.444 million bone dried metric tonne…

Australia’s imports of sawn softwood lifted to 917,505 m3 over the year-ended January 2019, rising 48.2% on the prior year. Although there is decided evidence of a downturn in demand and impo…

Australia edged closer to full employment in February, with the addition of 4,600 people to the ranks of the employed over the months, contributing to a total rise of 2.3% for the year-ended Fe…

The total value of home loans is continuing to tumble, falling to AUD17.1 billion over the year-ended January, down 20.6% on the prior year. Underscoring the increasing intensity of the fall…

Australia’s residential dwelling approvals are slowing noticeably, with approvals in January down 2.4% on December 2018. Over the year-ended January 2019, approvals were 9.0% lower in to…

When Australia dodged the recession bullet in the Global Financial Crisis, one aspect of the national economy stood out. Government’s capacity to support consumption expenditure, and to d…

In an essentially consumption driven economy, economic growth measures like Gross Domestic Product (GDP) record the rate of growth in consumption, among other factors. Soft consumption d…

Australia’s economic growth is under pressure, with the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures causing a range of economists and commentators to mutter about the ‘R’ word. They may be c…