The value of imports of Builder’s Joinery increased 27.1% for the year-ended August 2015. Total imports were valued at AUD410.7M, up from AUD323.2M for the year-ended August 2014. Over the s…

Total imports for the 12 month period ending August 2015 were AUD1.729 billion and increase 22.5%. While the lift seems very significant from a domestic industry perspective, it is importan…

The number of Australians in part time employment rose to a new record of 3.645 million persons in September 2015, up 0.2% on the prior month. At the same time, full time employment fell approxi…

Former Chief Statistician Bill McLennan, has again weighed into the debate about Australia’s revised employment statistics and their accuracy. McLennan has continued his criticism of th…

Sales of sawn softwood declined 3.5% for the year-ended September 2015, compared with the prior year, falling to 2,635,948 m3, driven lower by what have largely been declines in sales of untr…

Evidence that housing approvals have peaked appears to be all around us, though is not yet confirmed. There is no doubt, as the first item in Statistics Count demonstrates, that there is a slow…

Despite continuing to show signs of slowing and operating under increasing credit constraints driven by regulators, Australia’s residential dwelling approvals grew again, to 223,311 dw…