Softwood sawnwood imports lifted a very large 43.8% to a record 819,972 m3 over the year-ended August 2018. Driven by the intersection of at least three main factors, imports rose sharply in A…

Woodchip and pellet exports from Australia are pushing towards new records with monthly export volumes increasingly being above 700,000 bone dried metric tonnes. June and July 2018 saw exp…

Australia’s imports of Builders’ Joinery – everything from doors and windows to posts and beams and floor panels – increased in value to AUD486.9 million, up 8.7% on the prior year. At a produc…

Imports of sawn softwood rose above 750,000 m3 for the first time over the year-ended July 2018. At 775,491 m3, annualised imports rose for the ninth successive month and were 37.0% higher tha…

Sales of locally produced sawn softwood products totalled 267,902 m3 in July 2018, down 1.6% on the prior July, but importantly, annual sales were 1.2% higher. Over the year-ended July, dome…

Annualised June Quarter economic growth for Australia was a very strong 3.4%, with quarterly growth at 0.9%. All of the major contributors to growth were headed in the right direction over th…

Investor influence in the Australian housing market is gradually being squeezed as the value of loans to investors fell to 41.0% in July 2018, their lowest level since mid-2012. It was only in…

Australian’s love affair with housing does not end with new dwellings. We love to add to our existing houses, with new kitchens and renovated wet areas favourite activities, if evening telev…