Compared with May, the value of retail sales rose 0.7% in June 2015, making a strong contribution to year-end growth of 5.0%, measured on a seasonally adjusted basis. Solid total growth was ho…

Since 1985, BIS Shrapnel, one of Australia’s leading macro-economic forecasters and building industry specilaists, has been producing its sawn timber in Australia report. The latest edi…

The price of global lumber, measured in US Dollars, declined throughout 2014-15, largely driven by the appreciation of the US Dollar, coupled with observably weak demand in many major marke…

Imports of sawn softwood have continued to climb sharply over 2015, reaching a new record of 725,300 m3 for the year-ended June 2015. The full year data sharpens the mind, as does the 23.7% lift…

Sales of Treated Structural H2F timber for the year ended June 2015 were 533,700 m3, up 12.2% from 475,800 m3 recorded for the prior year. Although backed off slightly from the year-end record…

Annual inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was a very modest 1.5% per annum, measured to the end of June 2015. Although this was a rise of 0.2% compared with the year ended Marc…