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Rising dollar sends manufacturers offshore

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
One in five Australian manufacturers say they will move some of their operations overseas because of the rising Australian dollar, the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) said today. With the dollar nudging $US0.7800 and expected to rise further, its ...

Manufacturing boosted by domestic demand

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
Solid domestic demand has helped lift the Australian manufacturing sector in October, an index released today showed. The Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) rose in October to 57.5 points ...

Manufacturing business conditions mixed in September: survey

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
Business conditions in Australia's manufacturing sector were mixed in September and production growth little changed as employment fell, a survey found. But the Australian Industry (Ai) Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index ...

Australian manufacturing up 1.1 points in July: Ai Group/PwC survey

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2003
Activity in Australia's manufacturing sector rose marginally in July, driven by a strong contribution from the motoring industry, a new survey has found. The Performance of Manufacturing Index, compiled by the Australian Industry (Ai) Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Exporters to be hard hit by RBA decision: Ai Group

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003
Australia's exporters would be hit hard by the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) failure to cut interest rates, the Australian Industry Group predicted today. The RBA this morning left interest rates unchanged at 4.75 per cent, 3.75 percentage points ...

Business confidence to slow in the months ahead: AIG-PwC survey

Business confidence in the coming months may be tested by the reality of softening economic conditions, the Australian Industry Group (AIG) & PricewaterhouseCoopers' June quarter survey of Australian manufacturing has revealed. AIG deputy chief executive ...