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Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... sales, new orders and supplier deliveries improving significantly from the previous month." The AiG performance of construction index wasn't to be outdone. It, too, went back up to 52.7 in October - indicating expansion - the first since August 2018 ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... to 36.2 from 42.5 in August, again due to the re-imposition of restrictions in Melbourne. The AiG performance of construction index improved (but remained at a level indicating contraction) to 45.2 in September from 37.9 in the previous month, aided ...

Chief economist update: Time for an RBA shift to neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... recent activity data - business conditions and confidence, consumer confidence and spending, the AiG performance of construction index, among others - are equally foreboding. So is the fast accelerating momentum in the decline in Australian property ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... indicators are equally negative - HIA new home sales dropped by 12.2% in the year to November; AiG performance of construction index dug deeper into construction territory (42.6) in November; and, despite the better-than expected November retail sales ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... building approvals dropped by 13.4% in the year to October (from 12.8% in the previous month) and the AiG performance of construction index dropping further into contraction territory to 44.5 in November. According to AiG, "House building activity recorded ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... - activity in both sectors remain well above the 50 expansion/contraction line. Meanwhile, the AiG Performance of Construction index continued to strengthen, lifting to a reading of 56.0 in February from 54.3 in the previous month. A full-blown trade ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... 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 recorded in the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... a rising trend towards part-time hiring and a declining one in full-time employment. Australia AiG performance of construction Construction failed to follow the improvement into expansion of the manufacturing and services sector in October. The AiG performance ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... merchandise goods declined by3%, capital goods by 1% and consumption goods decreased by 0.2%. Australia AiG performance of construction The AiG/HIA performance of construction index bounced back up into expansion territory to a reading of 51.4 in September ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
AiG performance of construction index The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of construction index jumped to 53.20 in June from 46.7 in the previous month. The index's rise to a 10-momth high was driven by a rebound to expansion territory ...
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