Webinar

Behind Australia’s building material import boom

3 December 2026 – 1.00pm AEDT (Sydney / 10AM HKT)

online

Imported building and construction materials are taking a bigger share of the Australian market. Steel, aluminium and timber are where the pressure shows most, but pressure is building in most segments. In this webinar, Harry Murphy Cruise will use Oxford Economics’ detailed trade data to look at:

Import volumes and market share: how much material is coming in, and what that means for sizing the domestic market accurately.
Price competitiveness: how import prices compare by product and country of origin, and where the cost gap is widening.
Trade remedies: what recent anti-dumping activity tells us about shifting supply sources.
Emerging segments: an early look at prefabricated and modular construction, a fast-growing area where reliable data is still scarce.

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Speakers

Harry Murphy Cruise

Harry Murphy Cruise is the Head of Economic Research and Global Trade at Oxford Economics Australia. He leads the Australian Macroeconomic Service and global trade initiatives, including TradePrism. Harry frequently provides insights to major media outlets, including CNBC, BBC, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal. His research primarily focuses on global trade and investment flows, with particular interest in the challenges and opportunities of economic decoupling.

Harry holds a master’s degree in international and development economics from the Australian National University and a bachelor’s degree in arts and commerce from Monash University. He is a PhD candidate at ANU, exploring the role of China’s diverse households and firms in the country’s economic transition.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Harry was the Head of China and Australia Economics at Moody’s Analytics. He was previously responsible for Australian state and territory analysis at Deloitte Access Economics.

Head of Economic Research and Global Trade