The S&P Global Australia Manufacturing PMI increased to 51.0 in April 2026 from a final 49.8 in the previous month, according to flash data. The latest result indicated a return to expansion, with output continuing to decline but at a slower pace. Meanwhile, new orders, employment, and inventories all edged lower at modest rates, pointing to still-fragile demand. Supply chains came under renewed strain amid disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict, with supplier delivery times lengthening at the sharpest pace since mid-2022 due to delays across key shipping routes. At the same time, higher fuel and freight costs drove input cost inflation to its highest level in nearly four years, adding pressure on manufacturers’ margins. source: S&P Global

Manufacturing PMI in Australia increased to 51 points in April from 49.80 points in March of 2026. Manufacturing PMI in Australia averaged 52.63 points from 2016 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 60.40 points in May of 2021 and a record low of 44.00 points in May of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia Manufacturing PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Manufacturing PMI in Australia increased to 51 points in April from 49.80 points in March of 2026. Manufacturing PMI in Australia is expected to be 50.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia S&P Global Manufacturing PMI is projected to trend around 51.50 points in 2027 and 52.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Australia S&P Global Manufacturing PMI
The S&P Global Australia Manufacturing PMI is compiled by S&P Global from responses to monthly questionnaires sent to purchasing managers in a panel of around 400 manufacturers. The headline figure is the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which is a weighted average of the following five indices: New Orders (30%), Output (25%), Employment (20%), Suppliers’ Delivery Times (15%) and Stocks of Purchases (10%). For the PMI calculation the Suppliers’ Delivery Times Index is inverted so that it moves in a comparable direction to the other indices. The index varies between 0 and 100, with a reading above 50 indicating an overall increase compared to the previous month, and below 50 an overall decrease. This is only a limited sample of PMI headline data displayed on the Customer’s service, under licence from S&P Global. Full historic PMI headline data and all other PMI sub-index data and histories are available on subscription from S&P Global. Contact economics@spglobal.com for more details.

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Australia Manufacturing Returns to Growth
The S&P Global Australia Manufacturing PMI increased to 51.0 in April 2026 from a final 49.8 in the previous month, according to preliminary data. The latest result indicated a return to expansion, with output continuing to decline but at a slower pace. Meanwhile, new orders, employment, and inventories all edged lower at modest rates, pointing to still-fragile demand. Supply chains came under renewed strain amid disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict, with supplier delivery times lengthening at the sharpest pace since mid-2022 due to delays across key shipping routes. At the same time, higher fuel and freight costs drove input cost inflation to its highest level in nearly four years, adding pressure on manufacturers’ margins.
2026-04-22
Australia Factory Activity Contracts for the 1st Time This Year
The S&P Global Australia Manufacturing PMI dropped below the 50.0 no-change mark to 49.8 in March 2026 from 51.0 in February, the first worsening in the health of the sector in five months. The reading showed that the manufacturing sector fell into contraction territory as business conditions deteriorated marginally at the end of the opening quarter. Incoming new orders from domestic sources decreased for the first time in five months, which contributed to a second successive slight fall in output. Also, employment growth reversed into a solid contraction amid a lack of capacity pressure, while inventory levels fell at the sharpest rates in months alongside a sharp drop in confidence. Meanwhile, supply conditions markedly worsened in March as the war in the Middle East led to intensifying inflationary pressures and the steepest rate of input cost inflation in three-and-a-half years.
2026-03-31
Australia Factory Activity Seen Stagnating
The S&P Global Australia Manufacturing PMI fell to 50.1 in March 2026 from 51.0 in February according to flash estimates signaling a near stabilization of the sector. The moderation reflected a fractional dip in output and the first fall in new orders since July 2024 although export demand increased at the strongest pace in over three and a half years. Manufacturers noted a loss of momentum alongside the first private sector output contraction in eighteen months. Optimism about output over the next year remained positive though confidence eased to a 20 month low amid concerns about demand fragility and supply chain disruption from the Middle East war. Firms reduced their workforce with manufacturing employment recording the strongest round of job losses since October 2024 and backlogs being depleted for the first time this year. Input costs rose at the fastest pace in three and a half years while selling price inflation accelerated to its highest since August 2023.
2026-03-23