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- -3.9% – number of loans to owner-occupiers fell sharply in September, compared to the prior month, feeding into expectations of declining house prices
- 184,560 m3 – Victoria’s softwood log exports in September 2018 were almost exactly the same as the prior month. Exports for the year-ended September totalled 2.234 million m3
- 1.5% – Australia’s official cash rate remained at its lowest-ever level for a record 25th consecutive month, with expectations the next upwards move may still be more than a year away
- 16,264 m3 – exports of sawnwood in September 2018, dominated by sawn softwood exports, which accounted for 83% of the total or 13,537 m3
- 555,081 bdmt – Australia’s hardwood chip exports in September were on trend and averaged AUDFob207.70/bdmt, equivalent to USDFob150.00/bdmt
