Introduction

This guide provides a quick overview of data sources for key statistics relating to the Forestry sector–production, trade and employment. Two primary sources of relevant statistics are released regularly. ABARES (the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences) publishes Australian Forest and Wood Products Statistics biannually, which includes a quarterly breakdown covering production, trade and employment data. ABARES also publishes a snapshot of additional statistics, including detailed forest cover measures, in the State of the Forests report released every five years.