Amidst the descending gloom in Australia’s housing market, there are of course bright spots that represent navigational beacons. Right now, it is difficult to bypass the role and importanc…

One way or another, the North American lumber market is significant to the market in Australia. Supplies from the US and Canada are one consideration, but more importantly, European supplie…

Imports of sawn softwood products lifted to a record 917,914 m3 over the year-ended November 2018. The rise of 58.9% compared with the prior year was dominated by structural grades, especial…

Economists are sometimes described as the dismal scientists. Perpetually capable of trawling up data that takes the gloss off joy and puts the boot into even modest failings. Thus it is with A…

The risk of an Australian recession in the next two years is about one in four according to an influential survey of academics and economists. Curated by The Conversation, its initial economi…

Jim Houghton, FWPA’s Statistics & Economics Manager provides a broad scan of the outlook for the Australian economy over 2019 In ancient days the Greeks consulted the Oracle of Delphi f…

Australia’s softening housing market continued to weaken in November 2018, with year-end approvals down 3.9% compared to a year earlier. All of the weakness is in the multi-residential are…

Sure signs of the long-awaited easing continued in December, as reported domestic sales of sawn softwood products slumped 31.9% compared to the prior month and sales for 2018 fell 1.7% compa…