The Australian dollar has declined continuously against the US dollar over 2018 to date, as US economic strength and interest rate differentials have combined to force the local currency do…

Like the little engine that thinks it can, sales of the Treated Structural

Despite lower production capacity since the final quarter of 2017,  Australia’s sawn softwood producers continue to produce and sell at the high end of the range. Sales totalled a strong 279…

Although it is not quite uniform, the average price of most grades of imported sawn structural softwood products has risen steeply over the last few months. That the rising average prices hav…

Australia’s annual inflation rate – the Consumer Price Index (CPI) – ticked back up into ‘target band’ territory over the financial year just ended. At 2.1% for the year-ended June, the CPI wa…

Latest dwelling approvals data shows what most in the building supplies sectors already know – Victoria has been experiencing record approvals levels over the last year. For the year-ended…

Australia’s total dwelling approvals continued with their run of stability in June, with year-end approvals totalling 228,913 units, up 4.0% on the year earlier. Perhaps the most remarkab…