Seasonally adjusted employment ticked up again in June 2015, with 11.768 million people employed, a rise of 0.1% in the employment participation rate. Unemployment also rose 0.1%, hitting…

Finance for new housing construction has begun to assert itself, growing 10.0% for April 2015, compared with April 2014. Meanwhile those refinancing or seeking to buy an existing home have s…

Australia’s residential dwelling approvals continued to grow in May 2015. For the year-ended May, total approvals were 215,415, up 13.1% from 188,075 for the year ended May 2014. Analysis o…

For the year ended May 2015, the value of Australia’s wood resources and wood products exports rose 16.4% compared with the prior year, and were valued at AUD1.420 Billion. Although there wer…

The mainstay of Australia’s sawn softwood sector has long been the Structural <120mm grade. Although it remains the major grade, its dominance is under serious and sustained challenge f…

After a year of sustained growth, strength and commentary about booming residential dwelling approvals, sales of sawn softwood have barely moved for the year ended May 2015, compared with 2…