Composite Leading Indicator in Australia decreased to 100.04 points in August from 100.06 points in July of 2026. Composite Leading Indicator in Australia averaged 100.00 points from 1966 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 103.94 points in April of 1973 and a record low of 96.00 points in October of 1974. source: OECD

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	1211.00	1334.00	Companies	Jul 2026
Building Capital Expenditure	2.10	-3.30	percent	Jun 2026
NAB Business Confidence	-8.00	-6.00	points	Aug 2026
Business Inventories	-0.20	0.70	percent	Jun 2026
Capacity Utilization	79.40	74.00	percent	Aug 2026
Passenger Car Sales	13592.00	13393.00	Units	Aug 2026
Changes in Inventories	71.00	749.00	AUD Million	Jun 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	100.04	100.06	points	Aug 2026
Company Gross Profits	134696.00	132311.00	AUD Million	Jun 2026
Corruption Index	76.00	77.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	12.00	10.00		Dec 2025
Industrial Production	0.50	2.50	percent	Jun 2026
Industrial Production Mom	0.20	-0.90	percent	Jun 2026
Ai Group Industry Index	-3.50	-26.30	points	Aug 2026
Ai Group Services Index	-0.20	-21.80	points	Aug 2026
Ai Group Construction Index	-6.90	-43.50	points	Aug 2026
Ai Group Manufacturing Index	-16.60	-19.30	points	Aug 2026
Westpac Leading Index MoM	0.00	0.10	percent	Jul 2026
Manufacturing Production	1.10	3.20	percent	Jun 2026
Mining Production	0.30	3.10	percent	Jun 2026
New Orders	33.00	33.00	points	Mar 2026
Plant Machinery Capital Expenditure	-8.90	18.40	percent	Jun 2026
Private Capital Expenditure	-3.60	6.90	percent	Jun 2026
Small Business Sentiment	-2.00	-8.00	points	Sep 2025
New Vehicle Sales	100939.00	103656.00	Units	Aug 2026

Australia Composite Leading Indicator

The composite leading indicator (CLI) is designed to provide early signals of turning points in business cycles showing fluctuation of the economic activity around its long term potential level. CLIs show short-term economic movements in qualitative rather than quantitative terms.