For the year to the end of April 2015, sales of softwood landscaping products totalled 150,537 m3, their highest annual sales volume ever recorded. Of interest is that year-end sales have ope…

Although well below its peak, the value of roundwood exports continues to trend upwards on a month-by-month basis, with the annual value about to commence a significant rise. In April 2015, t…

Exports, which are largely of hardwood plantation chips, have passed through several cycles. On a value basis, woodchips have delivered more revenue to Australia in the past, but current ex…

Evidence is mounting that sales of domestically sawn softwood are peaking. At 2,690,700 m3 for the year to end April 2015, sales are 3.0% higher than they were for the year to end April 2014, alt…

For the year to end April 2015, total residential dwelling approvals hit yet another record, with 211,962 approvals. Monthly approvals have been higher on many occasions, including the leg…

Latest data shows first home buyers are losing out in the race for housing credit as loans to investors accounted for 51.6% of total loans in April 2015. Valued at a record AUD13.49 billion, inv…

Annual consumer price growth fell to its lowest level in three years, falling to 1.3% for the year-ended March 2015. Over the last decade, annual price growth has only fallen lower in June 2012…

Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in March Quarter 2015 was a solid 0.9%, the highest for the prior year, which saw annualised GDP down to just 2.3%. There were few commentators…