- Imports worth nearly $2 billion– the value of Australia’s imports of wood and wood products were valued at AUS1.981 billion for the year-ended March 2018
- 114,744m3 – imports of particleboard rose 21.1% over the year to the end of March – a new import record
- USD143.05/bdmt – the average price of Australia’s exports of hardwood chips in March 2018, up 3% on the prior month
- End of housing boom is not nigh – 225,393 dwelling approvals for the year-ended March were just 0.4% lower than a year earlier. The long-running housing boom continues
- 65.6% – Australia’s employment participation rate (the proportion of working age Australians in or actively seeking work) rose in April 2018, nearing historic highs.
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