December quarter economic growth (GDP) was up 0.5% and has lifted 2.7% over the full 2022 year. The result seems to be an indication that the RBA’s program of interest rate rises that commenced…

FWPA has commissioned BIS Oxford to develop a report summarising a range of BIS Oxford builders surveys, extracting, and presenting all information relevant to timber building materials t…

Australia’s imports of plywood declined 5.9% in 2022, falling back to 431,026 m3. While several grades experienced increases, the steep recent falls in the combined Other and Exterior grad…

The following trade update has been supplied by IndustryEdge from its online platform, Wood Market Edge online. All the data used and referred to here is available for download by IndustryEd…

The second half of 2022 has seen global log prices continuing to rise in most major markets. At the same time, log removals and trade are continuing to expand, with few signs of downwards pressu…

Australia’s retail sales slipped 3.9% in December, falling sharply and for the first time in more than a year. Latest data on the costs of living show mortgage repayments are up significantly…

In January, Australia’s unemployment lifted to 523,200 people an increase of 21,900 over December. This has moved the unemployment rate up slightly to 3.7%. While an economy in an inflation…