Continuing the theme of the impact of new housing on the Australian economy, reported Australian timber fencing sales continue to climb. For the year to the end of August 2014, total sales of f…

The limits of interest rate cuts as a stimulatory measure are under the spotlight as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests they are failing to drive sufficient spending and economi…

We would all be forgiven for thinking that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) gets a lot wrong, a lot of the time, such is the noise surrounding an error in Australia’s employment data. D…

Australia’s total plantation estate remained stable in 2012–13, with a total of 2 012 500 hectares reported by plantation managers compared with 2 012 600 hectares in 2011–12.  In 2012–13 th…

Imports of a wide range of wood products are continuing to rise in value terms. In August, the total value of imports was AUD129.4M. This was the second highest monthly import value ever reache…

Latest data from the Australian Industry Group (September 2014) shows that Australian manufacturing has contracted for two consecutive months. However, the same data also shows that desp…

Investor participation in the residential property market is starting to make its presence felt in a range of ways, as this edition of Statistics Count seeks to demonstrate. In fact, as a late…