StatisticsCount Newsletter
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09.12.21: Unemployment rises to 5.2%, but that has already passed
Around Australia – and elsewhere in the world – employers, commentators and Treasurers are bemoaning labour shortages as economies wrestle their way back to something akin to growth. In the ... Read More -
09.12.21: Structural post and beam imports have grown dramatically and show few signs of faltering
Engineered wood products have long been important in the Australian market, but there is no doubt their influence is growing rapidly. Among the most impressive growth has been recorded for s... Read More -
09.12.21: Sawn softwood imports up 27.6%
Annualised sawn softwood imports lifted 27.6% to total 597,522 m3 year-ended September 2021 as importers and local end-users do all they can to meet the still-surging domestic market. ... Read More -
09.12.21: Softwood sales dip as supply and capacity pressures mount
Sales of locally produced sawn softwood products dipped in October, falling 26.1% compared with the prior month. At 206,847 m3, sales were toward the very bottom of their long-term monthly ran... Read More -
09.12.21: Housing finance: the case for regulatory change has momentum
Australia’s total housing loans fell for the third successive month in October, dipping 2.5% to $A29.57 billion. The now consistent falls are reflective of the declining approvals with which... Read More -
08.12.21: Value of building work hits new annual records
Despite the lockdowns of the September quarter, the value of building work undertaken hit record levels, with work on houses calculated to be valued at $A39 billion, a rise of 3.1% on the prio... Read More -
08.12.21: Housing approvals falling away
Demand for new dwellings continues to fall at a reasonably sharp rate. In October, total approvals were 12.9% lower than in September and 8.1% lower than in October 2020. However, with annua... Read More -
08.12.21: GDP falls 1.9%, but its all a bit ‘yada yada’
It’s a strange day when economic growth slides 1.9% in a quarter and the commentariat barely notices. That was the experience when Australia’s September quarter GDP data was released. ... Read More -
04.11.21: Net zero? Hours worked that is
Its pretty hard to escape the ‘net zero’ language right now. Most of that is focussed on emissions and the middle of the century. But that is masking the other ‘net zero’, those who are trea... Read More -
04.11.21: Imports lift across the board
Imports of nearly all wood products have increased over the last year as global supply chains rush to meet explosive demand in major markets, including Australia. In some respects act... Read More
