Dated: 31 July 2023 Forest and Wood Products Australia is undertaking a study to describe the economic contribution of the forest and wood products industry to South Australia and Victoria.…

Dated: 31 July 2023 Australia’s imports of sawn softwood products fell 19.3% year-ended May 2023, declining to 723,757m3. Remarkably, on a monthly basis, imports totalled just 50,433 m3 in…

Date: 31 July 2023 Australia’s total imports of Engineered Wood Products (EWPs)* were valued at AUD331.2 million on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, year-ended May 2023. The result saw the valu…

Date: 31 July 2023 The 2023 outlook for Australian woodchip exports is MODERATING and heading toward softness. This applies to both hardwood chips and softwood chips, with downside price ri…

Date: 31 July 2023 Locally produced sawn softwood sales declined 6.9% year-ended June, falling to 2.870 million m3. All products were down over the year, except the Export grade, which incre…

Date: 31 July 2023 National employment data shows one of the tightest labour markets in Australia’s history, underscoring some serious challenges for the nation and its future wellbeing. N…

Date: 31 July 2023 Australia’s headline unemployment rate remained virtually unchanged at 3.5% in June, with the number of people employed increasing by 32,600, the number unemployed down…

Date: 31 July 2023 Soft landings are a much-desired aspect of modern economies, and there are early signs that the Australian housing market is headed for just such a miracle moment. In a surpr…