Timber Market Survey

The TMS collects data on the movement in buying price of a wide range of domestic and imported timber products purchased and stocked by survey participants. The TMS does not collect participants’ quarterly product volume data. Individual survey results are assigned an overall weighting based on participant business size. Aggregated state-level results are weighted based on TMS state weightings.

Price movement data are presented in nominal terms unless otherwise stated. All TMS reports contain price trend results for softwood timber, panels, and engineered wood products. In addition, the June and December quarter reports contain price trend information for a range of hardwood products. Note: Price changes in this report are based solely on TMS survey data; individuals may experience different price movements in their markets.

The TMS is prepared by Indufor (Australia). Funding is provided by Forestry Corporation of New South Wales, the Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, HQPlantations, OneFortyOne Plantations, Green Triangle Forest Products, Sustainable Timber Tasmania, Hancock Victorian Plantations, and Southern Cross Forests.