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Budget night each year is usually something of a night out for economists. It is really the only day in the year when the nation listens closely to the exponents of the dismal science. While Budg…
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Explore our curated library of forest and wood product images. ImageShare puts you in touch with photographers to purchase high resolution images for your needs. Access Register for an acco…
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The forest industry in Australia contributes to jobs and economic activity in many communities. During the last decade, there has been little information on how the industry is changing in d…
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Australia’s imports of plywood appear to be rising strongly, with imports up 25.5% for the year-ended February 2018. Reported imports totalled 493,120 m3 for the year, but it is known that at…
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Local sales of sawn softwood products declined 2.3% or 73,531 m3, in the year-ended February 2018, while over the same period, sawn softwood imports rose 12.6% or 72,555 m3. The almost exact v…
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Compared with 2014, in 2016, average global sawmills experienced improving lumber markets, but were unable to turn that to significant financial upside until Q2 2017 (on an EBITDA basis). T…
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Back in November 2017, FWPA analysed the market for structural framing timbers. That analysis pointed to a likely– but at that time not conclusive – expectation that supply would improve as p…
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After rising to near decade-long highs in late 2017, loans to first home buyers slipped back to 10.6% of total loan value in February 2018. Although still valued at approximately AUD2.878 bil…