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Economic Indicators

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Ai Group's leading economists monitor the performance of Australia's manufacturing services and construction sectors, provide economic forecasts and assessments of industry sectors, as well as a range of issue specific reports and surveys. This information is available to members, with some products available to the public. Keep up-to-date with the trends and projections which affect your business and industry sector.

Release dates and media information for Ai Group economic indicators.

The reports are released on the following days:

  • Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index® (Australian PMI®)  - 1st working day of the month;
  • Australian Industry Group - Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index® (Australian PSI®) - 3rd working day of the month;
  • Australian Industry Group - Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index® (Australian PCI®) - 5th working day of the month;
  • Construction Outlook - May and November.

The reports are below and the media releases for each report can be found in our Media Centre.

Data Information

For further information or queries regarding the economic data used in the Ai Group Economic Indicators, contact our Economics team.
Economic Alert

Labour Force - December 2009

  • National employment rose by 35,200 to 10,905,900 in December 2009 (seasonally adjusted). [Read More...]
  • The rise in total employment was underpinned by a solid increase in part-time employment, by 27,900 to 3,270,800. [Read More...]
  • Annual employment growth lifted significantly in December, rising from 0.6% in November to 1.0%, a 12-month high. [Read More...]

Building Approvals - December 2009

  • The seasonally adjusted number of dwelling units approved rose by 5.9% to 13,724 in November. [Read More...]
  • The annual rate of growth in dwelling approvals surged from 14.1% in October to 33.3% in November. [Read More...]
  • A strong 31.7% increase in other dwelling approvals drove the improvement in total dwelling approvals in November, offsetting a 1.9% decline in private house approvals. [Read More...]