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Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... (2.4%), Brisbane (1.9%), Adelaide (1.6%), Melbourne (1.5%), Darwin (0.8%) and Perth (0.2%). The AiG Performance of Manufacturing index rose to a new series high of 63.2 points in June for its ninth straight month of above-50 reading indicating expansion. ...

Chief economist update: ScoMo cannot miss new vaccination target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... PMI survey is consistent with the findings of the Australian Industry Group (AiG) surveys. The AiG performance of manufacturing and services indices rose to three-year high readings of 59.9 and 58.7, respectively in March, while its performance of construction ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... provide a snapshot of the country's manufacturing, services and construction sectors. The AiG performance of manufacturing index jumped to 56.3 in October - the first reading indicating expansion in three months - from 49.3 in September, driven by ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... Great Scott's announcement came at the same time as the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing index dropped back to 46.7 points in September, with the indicative contraction deepening from 49.3 in the previous month as ...

Chief economist update: Surveys back All Ords climb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... previous month - representing a return to expansion following four straight months of contraction. While performance of manufacturing index slowed to 52.7 from 54.8 in April, it remains in expansionary territory (for the fifth straight month), with five ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... coming if AiG's latest survey on Australia's construction industry is any guide. The AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index fell by 2.9 points to a reading of 46.4 in October - the second consecutive month of contraction in this sector. More ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... AiG performance indices offer good tidings, i.e. further improvement in the labour market. The AiG performance of manufacturing index jumped to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month for its 14th straight month of expansion. The ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... 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 optimism over ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... 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 the "production ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... 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 in August. The narrative's ...
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