Demonstrating the variability of global markets, prices for sawlogs in Europe fell in the September quarter, while US prices generally rose in the September and December quarters. Despite…

Reported in December, Australia recorded its first negative quarter of economic growth in almost six years, with September quarter 2016 seeing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recorded at -0.…

Falling to 591,029 m3 for the year-ended November 2016, imports of saw softwood declined 17.2% on the prior year. The majority of the decline was booked by ‘dressed’ products, imports of whic…

Sales of domestically produced sawn softwood continued their strength n November, pushing year-end sales to 3,112,044 m3, up a very strong 18.2% on the prior year. The increasing annual sal…

Although the rate of growth has slowed in recent months, the value of imported Builders’ Joinery rose 3.5% in the year-ended November 2016, reaching AUD463.742 million. Despite this, month…

The proportion of housing loans issued to investors has grown again, with investors receiving 49.6% of the value of all new loans in November 2016. Although it’s a subject of debate, the data s…

ABARES, Australia’s plantation log supply 2015–2059 report has just been released and the national plantation log harvest in 2014–15 was around 23.3 million cubic metres, which was 25.2 pe…

Australia’s residential dwelling approvals continued their gradual trend decline in November, as 4+ storey apartment approvals continue to fall. In the year-ended November 2016, total a…