Latest data shows that business investment levels are the major impediment to more robust economic growth in Australia. For the year to the end of September 2014, gross domestic product (GDP…

Exports of wood and wood products from Australia rose by almost a third in 2014, reaching a new record of AUD1.338 Billion, underpinned by strong woodchip and log export volumes. By December 2…

Struggling global economies continue to drag upon their interventionist levers, with most desperately seeking to force their currencies lower, to new competitive positions. While this i…

Most Australians now know very well how the price and volume interest from China for iron ore and coal affects their well-being. This ranges from being able (or not) to buy a new Holden, through…

The strength of Australia’s housing market is evident in full year data that shows a large lift in imports of mouldings, compared with the prior year. Total imports of mouldings, dowel and sim…