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Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... (although it slipped from the preliminary reading of 62.6). This is consistent with the decline in the ISM non-manufacturing index to a reading of 60.1 in June from 64.0 in May. The report showed that non-manufacturing business activity (60.4 versus ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... 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. All ...

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
... 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 " 'Stage ...

Chief economist update: V in US recovery at risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... improvement in the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices. The ISM manufacturing index rose to a reading of 56.0 in August from 54.2 in July and the 11-year low 41.5 recorded in April. The ISM non-manufacturing ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices continued to improve after dropping to the 11-year lows in April. The ISM manufacturing index rose to a reading of 54.2 in July from 52.6 in June and 43.1 on May. The ISM non-manufacturing index increased to ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... surveys show the manufacturing and services sectors bouncing back into expansion territory (above 50). The ISM manufacturing index rose to 52.6 in June - the second straight month of improvement - after dropping to an 11-year low reading of 41.5 in April. ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... sentiment in all the other categories of the survey: "large manufacturing outlook" (down to +2 from +7); large non-manufacturing index (+21 from +23); large non-manufacturing outlook (+15 from +17); and all industry capex intentions (+6.6% from +7.4%). ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... on the back of renewed recession fears, sparked by reports that the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index dropped deeper into contraction territory from 49.1 in August to a reading of 47.8 in September - the lowest since June 2009 ...

Chief economist update: US recession on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... fears came back to the fore. This time, sparked by reports that the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index dropped deeper into contraction territory from 49.1 in August to a reading of 47.8 in September - the lowest since June 2009 ...
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