April 2014’s Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) results are in, thanks to PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Australian Industry Group.  Overall, the result is very poor, with a result of 44.8 representing a further 3.1 point drop from the March figure. Individual Sub-Sector Resul

The March 2014 Performance on Manufacturing Industry results have been released by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Australian Industry Group, with a contraction of 47.9 being recorded. The unstoppable Australian dollar tenaciously maintains strength, actually increasing in value over the p

February 2014 Performance of Manufacturing Index results have been posted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers / Australian Industry Group, with Australia recording a contractionary 48.6. Click here to view the result précis pmi_feb14  

According to the Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) Australian manufacturing retracted for a third consecutive month in January, recording an overall figure of 46.7.  The January result is a further decline from December, receding by nearly a full basis point.  The PMI is conduc

A quiet December on the manufacturing front has seen the Performance of Manufacturing Index remain in contraction territory at 47.6, down slightly from November by 0.1. As detailed by the Australian Industry Group and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the December PMI saw contractions in most m

The November 2013 Performance of Manufacturing Index figures have been released by the Australian Industry Group and Price Waterhouse Coopers, with a return of 47.7 being recorded.  This represents a 5.4 point reduction from October, and brings a two month expansionary period to an en

After many consecutive months of contraction, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers / Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) has rebounded into positive territory, recording a 51.7 for September, 2013 (50 denotes no change).  This is a major change, and the first time