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Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... record high in October and business confidence remaining above its long-term average (+8 versus +6). The latest AiG performance of manufacturing index's sharp reversal to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month also fits with the ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... by the Australian Industry Group (AiG) in the same month. Instead, while it remained at expansion levels, the AiG performance of manufacturing index declined to 51.1 points in October - the lowest level this year - from 54.2 in the previous month as ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... the latest AiG PMI surveys is any indication, it'll be more of the same, if not worse, in the coming months. The AiG performance of manufacturing index fell to 51.1 in October, still indicating expansion but decelerating from 54.2 in September and 59.8 ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
They might 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. ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... stimulus is likely to 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 ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... replenished (up to 5 from 3 in May) and "capital expenditure rebounding". This is consistent with the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance indices reports that showed the manufacturing (up 0.2 to 55.0 in June), services (3.3 to 54.8) and construction ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... than Estimate 6 for 2015-16" 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 ...

Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... momentum in 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 ...

Australia construction activity eases contraction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... contraction. This 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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... manufacturing and services sectors - both going into expansion territory in October and strengthening in November -- the AiG performance of construction index remained in contraction, although November's 46.6 reading is sharp improvement from the 45.9 ...