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

Well, I could have just copy/pasted the August 2014 result for September’s Performance of Manufacturing Index, with continued contraction across most manufacturing sub-sectors.  The final result recorded was 46.5, which represents a 0.8 point reduction from August, with the thre

The Australian manufacturing sector is expanding.  After a solid string of negative results, the July Performance of Manufacturing Index by Australian Industry Group and PriceWaterhouseCoopers has revealed that manufacturing has somewhat rebounded, recording an expansionary 50.7.  Thi

The Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) result for June has just been released by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Australian Industry Group, with a 48.9 being recorded.  This is the eighth consecutive monthly contraction. Rising Dollar Still a Concern Remaining firmly above the US$0.9

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