Australian manufacturing continued to grow in the month of August, according to the Performance of Manufacturing Index by the Australian Industry Group. Rising exports were at the heart of the result. 53.1 – The Result is Strong The result of 53.1 (50 being equilibrium) represen

April 2019 saw a solid increase to the key leading indicator of Australia’s manufacturing sector, the Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) from Australian Industry Group. April 2019 Australian manufacturing rose to 54.8 points (50 is breakeven) in April, continuing the run o

Manufacturing in Australia has continued its unbeaten run of run of growth, with October marking 25 consecutive months of expansion according to the Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index. The headline figure of 58.3 points (with 50 being a stable result) is slig

Australian manufacturing has now grown for 23 consecutive months. Figures from the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index show that although the manufacturing sector’s growth is slowing, it is still positive. This level of growth is the highest i

Contraction is the order of the day in Australian manufacturing. According to the March Australian Industry Group / PriceWaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index, Australian manufacturing retreated slightly, with a figure of 46.3 (50 denotes stability). Domestic demand was

Australia’s senior leading indicator of manufacturing performance –  the Australian Industry Group / PriceWaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index – once again recorded a negative result for February. The result of 45.4 points is a decrease of 3.6 points

Although registering an increase of 2.1 points, the Australian Industry Group / PriceWaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index remained in negative territory again in January. It was a close run thing, however, with the result of 49.0 edging ever closer to neutral territory

A drop of 3.2 points saw the Australian Industry Group / PriceWaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index return to negative territory again in December. Recording a 46.9, it was the same individual sectors that expanded and contracted from the last reporting period. Positive

Good news in Australian manufacturing as the Australian Industry Group / PriceWaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index headed into positive territory for November. 50.1 was the final, expansionary result, with gains in four out of eight manufacturing sub-sectors. The repor

Negative growth continued in the Australian manufacturing sector for October 2014, with the Australian Industry Group / PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index figures released.  The final result was 49.4, which although still a contraction, represents an