Based on the feedback from our liaison contacts, many of these firms are in the construction industry, including residential construction. Availability of labour is also an issue, especially in Western Australia, but this is not specific to construction.
Graph 9  Availability of Materials as a Constraint on Output Share of firms reporting significant or minor constraint %  %  Minor constraint 20  20  10  10 Significant constraint  0  1992  1998  2004  2010  2016  0 2022  Sources: NAB; RBA  It is worth noting that residential construction is also affected by conditions in other parts of the broader construction sector.