The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is conducting the next round of its five yearly national survey of Australia’s wood processing sector. T…

Sales of locally produced sawn softwood declined 5.0% year-ended September 2022, slipping to 3.048 million m3. The decline is almost 160,000 m3, with few grades in positive territory. The d…

Latest data demonstrates that after continuous increases since June 2020, sawn softwood prices moderated during the September quarter. Though several grades experienced prices growth,…

Australia’s headline inflation rate was up 1.8% in the September quarter and has risen 7.3% over the year-ended September. The biggest rise in the cost of living since 1990 is biting across th…

Despite approvals slowing, the pipeline of building work expanded in the June quarter, with houses under construction lifting 0.9% to 104,226. The pace of building continues to slow, with s…

Annual dwelling approvals continued to decline in September, falling 17.1% compared to the year-ended September 2021 and totalling 192,458 approvals. All formats have now turned negativ…

Any budget is a big deal as it pulls together in the one place the government’s agenda and how it will be paid for over the next 12 months, and the forward estimates. Beyond the rhetorical flouris…