Recent data shows that Australia’s imports of sawn softwood products are again on the rise, with imports in January 2018 recording a new monthly record of 71,319 m3. January was, moreover, th…

Sales of domestically produced sawn softwood products declined 1.0% over the year to the end of January, totaling 3,116,399 m3. Over the year, there were no stand-out products from a down-si…

The value of Australia’s alterations and additions declined 3.6% in 2017, compared with 2016, falling to AUD8.378 billion fore the full year. The downturn in activity looks likely to accele…

Australia’s housing approvals have split into two distinct groups in recent months, with free-standing houses and townhouses delivering growth, while flats and apartments experience a s…

Australian log exports totalled 4,573,782 m3 for the year-ended January 2018, just below the record set for the year to September 2017. Exports of all grades have experienced remarkably str…

Logs in all Baltic nations were transacted at far higher prices over 2017, feeding into what is strong growth in the price of sawn softwood. In fact, all reported grades, from all countries, ex…

Australia’s economic growth remains in the slow lane, with annual GDP growth for 2018 just 2.4%. While the headline number is a concern, there are some more positive signs than perhaps a year a…

World economies are honing their swords for a tariff fuelled trade war, the like of which has not been seen since the post-Depression, pre-war era, some 80 years ago. Led by the personal views o…