The Ai Group Industry Index for Australia’s construction sector improved to positive territory in December/January, with the PCI indicator rising to 5.2 after remaining in contraction in November, marking its first expansion since mid-2023. Constructors again provided mixed feedback: some reported a pickup in project inquiries and early signs of activity improving, while others noted that it remains early in the year and that orders have yet to fully translate into stronger workloads. Firms continued to cite weak investment in smaller projects, elevated costs and regulatory pressures, tighter financing conditions, and persistent challenges attracting skilled staff, despite expectations that activity could strengthen in the months ahead. source: Australian Industry Group

Industry Index Construction in Australia decreased to -18.70 points in November from -7.10 points in October of 2025. Industry Index Construction in Australia averaged -8.31 points from 2020 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 23.90 points in March of 2021 and a record low of -68.10 points in May of 2024. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Ai Group Industry Index - Construction. Australia Ai Group Industry Index - Construction - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.

Industry Index Construction in Australia decreased to -18.70 points in November from -7.10 points in October of 2025. Industry Index Construction in Australia is expected to be 5.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Ai Group Industry Index - Construction is projected to trend around 1.00 points in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-02 10:00 PM
Ai Group Construction Index
Nov -18.7 -7.1 -9
2026-02-03 10:00 PM
Ai Group Construction Index
Jan 5.2 -16.9 -15
2026-03-03 10:00 PM
Ai Group Construction Index
Feb 5.2


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Ai Group Industry Index -12.30 -12.50 points Jan 2026
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Australia Ai Group Industry Index - Construction
The Australian Industry Index is a monthly index that measures changes in activity in Australia’s industrial sectors. It provides diffusion indices which measure rates of changes in the level of industrial activity – expansion, stability or contraction. A positive reading indicates the activity is expanding; negative indicates contraction. The distance from 0 indicates the strength of the expansion or decline.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.20 -16.90 23.90 -68.10 2020 - 2026 points Monthly
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