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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
Australia AiG performance of services It wasn't as sharp as the 3.3 point increase in the manufacturing index to 54.2 in November, but the AiG performance of services index's 0.6 point rise to 51.1 continues the trend towards stronger expansion seen ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... demand and confidence, along with a relatively cheaper A$ and increased exports, sent the AiG performance of manufacturing index higher into expansion territory, rising to a reading of 54.2 in November from 50.9 in the previous month. The best level ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... Year on year, existing home sales grew by 5.9% in October from 0.6% in the previous month. US Richmond Fed manufacturing index Despite the strengthening US dollar, manufacturing activity in the US Fifth District went into expansion in November following ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing and services surveys. The AiG performance of manufacturing index increased to a reading of 50.9 in October from 49.9 in September and 46.9 in August. The AiG performance of services index ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... 45.9 in October - a 20-month low -- from 51.4 in the previous month. This compares with AiG's performance of manufacturing index that rose to 50.9 from 49.8 and the AiG performance of services index that also moved into expansion territory to 50.5 in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Australia performance of manufacturing The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing index bounced back into expansion territory with a reading of 50.9 in October after two months of contraction (below 50) - 46.9 in August 49.8 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... 2016 like it did the third quarter - weak or even weaker. This is the latest indication from the Empire State manufacturing index which dropped to a reading of -6.8 in October from -1.99 in the previous month. This is less than expectations for an improvement ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... June 2012. Australia AiG performance of manufacturing The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing index rebounded in September after dropping to a 14-month low of 46.9 in August, but the 49.8 reading indicates that factory activity ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... 128.5 in September from 125.3 in August while the Expectations index rose to 87.8 from 86.1. US Richmond Fed manufacturing index Manufacturing activity in the US Fifth District improved to a reading of minus 8 in September from minus 11 in August. However ...

December maybe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... in August, those in mining, construction, utilities and manufacturing declined. The sharp fall in the ISM manufacturing index into contraction territory in August - down to 49.4 from 52.6 in July - points to more job shedding in US factories (the employment ...