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Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... be expanding at a slower rate but they're still expanding. The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing and services indices both slowed in September from August but remained above the 50 expansion/contraction line. The manufacturing ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... be appropriate over the coming months in order to return inflation sustainably to target." The AiG performance of manufacturing index showed activity in Australia's manufacturing sector eased to a reading of 54.2 in September from 59.8 in August. It ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... and "Estimate 2 for 2017-18 is $85,436m. This is 6.4% lower than Estimate 2 for 2016-17." The AiG's performance of manufacturing index (also released yesterday) ties these all together. While still in expansion, the index slowed to a reading of 54.8 ...

Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... activity and prices that, if maintained, would tilt the RBA's bias from steady to tightening. The AiG performance of manufacturing index (PMI) increased to 59.2 in April from 57.5 in the previous month - marking the seventh consecutive month that the ...

Australia construction activity eases contraction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... report follows strong readings from AiG's surveys of manufacturing and services activity. The AiG performance of manufacturing index increased for the fourth straight month to a solid 54.4 reading in December with six of the seven sub-activity indices ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... Rising demand and confidence, along with a relatively cheaper A$ and increased exports, sent the AiG performance of manufacturing index higher into expansion territory, rising to a reading of 54.2 in November from 50.9 in the previous month. The best ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... Conference Board reading is consistent with the improvement in the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing and services surveys. The AiG performance of manufacturing index increased to a reading of 50.9 in October from 49.9 in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... to 45.9 in October - a 20-month low -- from 51.4 in the previous month. This compares with AiG's performance of manufacturing index that rose to 50.9 from 49.8 and the AiG performance of services index that also moved into expansion territory to 50.5 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Australia performance of manufacturing The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing index bounced back into expansion territory with a reading of 50.9 in October after two months of contraction (below 50) - 46.9 in August 49.8 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... the previous month. Australia AiG performance of services Similar to indications in its September performance of manufacturing survey, the AiG performance of services index improved to 48.9 in September from a reading of 45.0 in the previous month - ...