Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016

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Overview

This issue of the Australian forest and wood products statistics (AFWPS) includes updated 2015-16 data for key domestic indicators of forestry sector activity, including Australia's commercial plantation estate, volume and value of logs harvested, and output and consumption of wood products. This issue also provides updated quarterly data for housing commencements and wood products trade data for the September and December quarters of 2016.

Key Issues
• Business conditions strengthened for Australia's forestry sector in 2015-16, with strong growth in log harvest and wood product output. In 2015-16 logs harvested exceeded 30 million cubic metres for the first time, representing a 10 per cent increase from the 2014-15 log harvest. The gross value of log production also reached a record high, exceeding $2.3 billion for the first time (milldoor prices), an increase of 12 per cent from 2014-15.
• The increased log harvest, and strong growth in total residential construction activity in 2015-16 coincided with increased production and consumption of plywood, particleboard and medium density fibreboard. Australia's production of sawnwood is estimated to have remained steady in 2015-16 at around 5.1 million cubic metres. In 2015-16, estimated production of hardwood sawnwood increased for the first time since 2012-13, rising by 7.6 per cent to 675,000 cubic metres. This was due to an increase in native forest sawlogs harvested in 2015-16, which more than offset the decline in plantation hardwood sawlogs harvested. In contrast, estimated production of softwood sawnwood fell slightly by 0.6 per cent to 4.4 million cubic metres in 2015-16 from the record levels reported in 2014-15.
• Based on the first six months of 2016-17, the strong export performance of Australia's wood product industries has continued into the current financial year. Exports increased by 7.8 per cent to $1.6 billion, from $1.5 billion in the corresponding quarters of 2015-16. The largest contributors to this improved export performance were roundwood and woodchips.
• In contrast to exports, imports decreased by 6.4 per cent to $2.7 billion in the first two quarters of 2016-17, compared with the corresponding quarters of 2015-16. Declines were experienced in most import categories, in particular paper and paperboard which fell 8.4 per cent to $1.1 billion. These declines were partially offset by an increase in imports of wood-based panels, which rose by 15 per cent to $272 million.

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Overview - Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016 - overview report - KeyDocument 01 REPORT \r\n Overview report: Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016.
Overview - Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016 - overview report - KeyDocument 03 REPORT \r\n Overview report: Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016.
Summary - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016 summary statistics - Macro-enabled workbook - Data 01 - the Summary MS workbook contains:\r\n AFWPS summary tables \r\n\t1 Overview of the Australian forestry sector \r\n Resource base \r\n\t2 Land areas, by forest vegetation cover \r\n 3 Native forest areas, by forest type, ownership and state \r\n 4 Plantation areas, by type and state \r\n 5 Plantation establishment, by type and state \r\n Logs \r\n\t6 Logs harvested, by log type \r\n 7 Gross value of logs harvested \r\n 8A Volume of logs harvested, by state and forest type \r\n 8B Value of logs harvested, by state \r\n 8C Volume of logs harvested, by state, forest and log type \r\n 9 Log price indexes, by log type \r\n 10 Gross roundwood equivalent of consumption, by wood product \r\n Wood products \r\n 11 Production annual \r\n 12 Sawnwood production, by state \r\n 13 Sales and service income in forest product industries \r\n 14 Industry value added in forest product industries \r\n 15 Wages and salaries in forest product industries \r\n 16A Employment in forest product industries (Labour Force survey) \r\n 16B Employment in forest product industries (Ausralian Industry survey) \r\n 17 Capital expenditure in forest product industries \r\n 18 Disposal of assets in forest product industries \r\n 19 Selected price indexes \r\n 20 Apparent consumption of wood products \r\n 21 Dwelling units commenced \r\n 22 Recovered paper \r\n 23 Imports \r\n 24 Exports \r\n 25 Imports from selected countries \r\n 26 Exports to selected countries \r\n 27 Selected trade unit values \r\n 28 Imports of secondary wood products \r\n 29 Exports of secondary wood products
Imports - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016 imports statistics - Macro-enabled workbook - Data 02 - the Imports quarterly MS workbook contains:\r\n\t30 Imports of wood products \r\n 31 Imports selected unit values \r\n 32 Imports of sawnwood, summary \r\n 33 Imports of roughsawn softwood sawnwood \r\n 34 Imports of roughsawn hardwood sawnwood \r\n 35 Total imports of roughsawn sawnwood \r\n 36 Imports of dressed softwood sawnwood \r\n 37 Imports of dressed hardwood sawnwood \r\n 38 Total imports of dressed sawnwood \r\n 39 Imports of miscellaneous forest products \r\n 40 Imports of veneers \r\n 41 Imports of plywood, by type \r\n 42 Imports of plywood, total \r\n 43 Imports of board products, by type \r\n 44 Imports of paper and paperboard, by type \r\n 45 Total imports of paper and paperboard \r\n 46 Imports of paper manufactures \r\n 47 Imports of recovered paper \r\n 48 Imports of pulp \r\n 49 Imports of secondary wood products
Exports - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016 exports statistics - Macro-enabled workbook - Data 03 - the Exports quarterly MS workbook contains:\r\n 50 Exports of wood products \r\n 51 Exports selected unit values \r\n 52 Exports of sawnwood, summary \r\n 53 Exports of softwood sawnwood \r\n 54 Exports of hardwood sawnwood \r\n 55 Exports of roundwood \r\n 56 Exports of railway sleepers \r\n 57 Exports of miscellaneous forest products \r\n 58 Exports of veneers \r\n 59 Exports of plywood \r\n 60 Exports of board products \r\n 61 Exports of paper and paperboard \r\n 62 Exports of paper manufactures \r\n 63 Exports of recovered paper \r\n 64 Exports of pulp \r\n 65 Exports of woodchips \r\n 66 Exports of secondary wood products
Summary - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016 summary statistics - Workbook - GeneralDownload 01 - the Summary MS workbook contains:\r\n AFWPS summary tables \r\n\t1 Overview of the Australian forestry sector \r\n Resource base \r\n\t2 Land areas, by forest vegetation cover \r\n 3 Native forest areas, by forest type, ownership and state \r\n 4 Plantation areas, by type and state \r\n 5 Plantation establishment, by type and state \r\n Logs \r\n\t6 Logs harvested, by log type \r\n 7 Gross value of logs harvested \r\n 8A Volume of logs harvested, by state and forest type \r\n 8B Value of logs harvested, by state \r\n 8C Volume of logs harvested, by state, forest and log type \r\n 9 Log price indexes, by log type \r\n 10 Gross roundwood equivalent of consumption, by wood product \r\n Wood products \r\n 11 Production annual \r\n 12 Sawnwood production, by state \r\n 13 Sales and service income in forest product industries \r\n 14 Industry value added in forest product industries \r\n 15 Wages and salaries in forest product industries \r\n 16A Employment in forest product industries (Labour Force survey) \r\n 16B Employment in forest product industries (Ausralian Industry survey) \r\n 17 Capital expenditure in forest product industries \r\n 18 Disposal of assets in forest product industries \r\n 19 Selected price indexes \r\n 20 Apparent consumption of wood products \r\n 21 Dwelling units commenced \r\n 22 Recovered paper \r\n 23 Imports \r\n 24 Exports \r\n 25 Imports from selected countries \r\n 26 Exports to selected countries \r\n 27 Selected trade unit values \r\n 28 Imports of secondary wood products \r\n 29 Exports of secondary wood products
Imports - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016 imports statistics - Workbook - GeneralDownload 02 - the Imports quarterly MS workbook contains:\r\n\t30 Imports of wood products \r\n 31 Imports selected unit values \r\n 32 Imports of sawnwood, summary \r\n 33 Imports of roughsawn softwood sawnwood \r\n 34 Imports of roughsawn hardwood sawnwood \r\n 35 Total imports of roughsawn sawnwood \r\n 36 Imports of dressed softwood sawnwood \r\n 37 Imports of dressed hardwood sawnwood \r\n 38 Total imports of dressed sawnwood \r\n 39 Imports of miscellaneous forest products \r\n 40 Imports of veneers \r\n 41 Imports of plywood, by type \r\n 42 Imports of plywood, total \r\n 43 Imports of board products, by type \r\n 44 Imports of paper and paperboard, by type \r\n 45 Total imports of paper and paperboard \r\n 46 Imports of paper manufactures \r\n 47 Imports of recovered paper \r\n 48 Imports of pulp \r\n 49 Imports of secondary wood products
Exports - Tabular data of Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2016 exports statistics - Workbook - GeneralDownload 03 - the Exports quarterly MS workbook contains:\r\n 50 Exports of wood products \r\n 51 Exports selected unit values \r\n 52 Exports of sawnwood, summary \r\n 53 Exports of softwood sawnwood \r\n 54 Exports of hardwood sawnwood \r\n 55 Exports of roundwood \r\n 56 Exports of railway sleepers \r\n 57 Exports of miscellaneous forest products \r\n 58 Exports of veneers \r\n 59 Exports of plywood \r\n 60 Exports of board products \r\n 61 Exports of paper and paperboard \r\n 62 Exports of paper manufactures \r\n 63 Exports of recovered paper \r\n 64 Exports of pulp \r\n 65 Exports of woodchips \r\n 66 Exports of secondary wood products
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