For much of the last year, annualised sales of domestically produced sawn softwood have hovered around the 3.0 to 3.1 million m3 mark. Year-ended July, sales were at an annualised 3.048 milli…

Australia’s imports of plywood continue to grow, lifting to a total 552,321 m3 year-ended June 2021, a total rise of just over 24% on the prior year. More refined assessments that pull out volu…

Despite woodchip exports lifting to 651,265 bdmt in June, other than an average export price, there is only a small amount of additional data available. In some respects, that’s a shame becau…

At the time of writing many parts of Australia are in various stages of lockdown with one big positive being it has coincided with the Olympic Games. Who would have thought a year ago we would dev…

Australia’s headline unemployment rate continued to plunge in July, falling to just 4.6%, with 639,200 people without a job. The remarkable unemployment rate has not however contributed t…

Following dwelling approvals down, housing finance commitments have begun to soften from the stellar peaks reached just a few months ago, with First Home Buyers experiencing the bulk of the…

Over the year-ended June 2021, Australia’s dwelling approvals exploded 26.5% to 218,356 separate approvals. Led by a stunning 41% increase in approvals for new detached houses, the demand…