Capacity Utilization in Australia increased to 78.90 percent in February from 74.80 percent in January of 2026. Capacity Utilization in Australia averaged 81.19 percent from 1997 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 86.30 percent in July of 2022 and a record low of 71.45 percent in April of 2020. source: National Australia Bank

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Business Inventories	-0.10	-0.80	percent	Dec 2025
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