Easing of market conditions may be reflected in sawn softwood timber imports which totalled 39,535m3 in January 2023. This is the second lowest January result for the six years from 2018 and i…

Australia’s average household wealth is plunging as a result of the combination of higher prices (inflation), increased costs (interest rates and payments) and declining house prices. La…

Monthly inflation data saw the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fall to 6.8% in February 2023, down from 7.4% a month earlier. The welcome and expected downturn plays into expectations that the rel…

In 2022, the value of the average Australian house fell 5.25%, compared with 2021. For many households, that is little more than a paper fantasy, but for those who have to crystalise the value –…

Housing approvals continue to take a hammering as existing house prices decline, affecting confidence and demand for new housing construction. Monthly approvals, the most immediate indi…

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…