The following 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 IndustryEdge sub…

Australia’s imports of sawn softwood rose an astounding 62.2% year-ended May 2022, lifting to 895,314 m3 for the full year. While weighted average import prices may have peaked in January, t…

Australia’s new dwelling approvals continued to soften, declining 4.8% year-ended May 2022. After such a stellar run, it is unsurprising to find free-standing houses declining most: appr…

Like a gigantic vessel in a vast ocean, Australia’s building activity appears to have commenced what is expected to be a slow and ponderous turn around. Building activity levels appear to be r…

Prices for key sawn structural softwood products continued to climb in the June quarter, feeding into average prices that were around one third higher than for the June quarter of 2021. Treat…

Australia’s inflation rate was 6.1% year-ended June 2022, up 1.8% in the June quarter and marginally lower than expectations. The quarterly inflation figure was thankfully lower than the 2…