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Title:
Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2017
Series:
Australian Forest and Wood Products Statistics
Series Issue:
May 2018
Publication Date:
24/05/2018
Description:
Overview This issue of the Australian forest and wood products statistics (AFWPS) includes 2016-17 data for key domestic indicators of forestry sector activity, including Australia's commercial plantation estate, volume and value of logs harvested, wood products production and trade. This issue also presents updated quarterly data for dwelling unit commencements for the September and December quarters of 2017. Key Issues Business conditions strengthened for Australia's forestry sector in 2016-17, with the fourth consecutive year of strong growth in log harvest volumes supported by higher wood processing industry output. The total volume of logs harvested from commercial plantations and native production forests reached record levels in 2016-17, exceeding 33 million cubic metres, a 10 per cent increase from the 2015-16 log harvest and 45 per cent higher since 2012-13. The gross value of logs harvested also reached a record level, up 13 per cent from the previous year to $2.6 billion (mill door prices). Australia's production of sawnwood has been growing since 2011-12 and reached 5.2 million cubic metres in 2016-17, up 3 per cent from the previous year. The strong export performance of Australia's wood products industries in recent years continued in 2016-17, with the total value of wood product exports increasing to $3.5 billion (up 11 per cent from the previous year). Following three years of consecutive growth, the total value of wood product imports decreased in 2016-17 to $5.3 billion (down 4 per cent from the previous year). Dwelling commencements decreased to 220,900 dwellings in 2016-17, down 5 per cent from the previous year, which was primarily driven by a 10 per cent decrease in the number of new residential buildings other than houses, such as units and apartments.
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2 : Summary - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2017 summary statistics - Macro-enabled workbook - MS Excel [0.6 MB]

3 : Imports - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2017 imports statistics - Macro-enabled workbook - MS Excel [1.4 MB]

4 : Exports - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2017 exports statistics - Macro-enabled workbook - MS Excel [0.8 MB]

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6 : Imports - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2017 imports statistics - Workbook - MS Excel [1.4 MB]

7 : Exports - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2017 exports statistics - Workbook - MS Excel [0.8 MB]
Publisher:
ABARES : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences : Department of Agriculture
Author:
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences : Forest Economics section
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Other constraints: This publication (and any material sourced from it) should be attributed as: ABARES 2018, Australian forest and wood products statistics, September and December quarters 2017, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, Canberra, May. CC BY 4.0
Identifier:
ISBN 978-1-74323-378-8

ISSN 1449-1850
Asset Name:
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