Imports of sawn softwood products lifted 63.3% year-ended September 2022, rising to 975,872 m3. Monthly imports totalled 66,451 m3 in September, their highest September total since 2018,…

Although the nation is slowly waking up to the situation, Australia has long been on the cusp of a productivity-sapping shortage of timber pallets. Stressed supply chains have been hoarding…

In an utterly disrupted world, many forecasts have fallen apart, precisely because the assumptions on which they rely have been smashed by divergent experiences. As the RBA found during the…

Sales of locally produced sawn softwood dipped 4.6% over the year-ended October 2022, falling to 3.032 million m3 as nearly all grades experienced annualised sales declines. Unlike the pre…

Reflecting the underlying strength of the Australian economy, the unemployment rate dipped a further 0.1% in October, to reside at 3.4%. With more people in work and labour scarcities the on…

Australian dwelling approvals were down 16.8% year-ending October, falling to 191,601 approvals. The biggest falls have been recorded by houses, which have slipped 22.1% over the same per…

The monthly annual CPI for October shows annual inflation eased to 6.9% from September when the annual rate was 7.3%. Including the dip in inflation itself, there are some signals inflation m…

Economic resilience comes from many places, and while it may be hard to fathom, the Australian economy continues to sweep the corners of its economic potential, to deliver economic growth wh…