The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index jumped to 55.1 in November of 2018 from 51.1 in the previous month. It was the highest reading in five months and the twentieth consecutive increase in output. The headline was mainly nudged by a 9.4-point gain to 56.8 in new orders and by an 8.8-point climb to 54.5 in sales. Also, the gauge measuring average wages rose 5.6 points to 60.3, while the employment sub-index fell by 4.4 points to 52.9. On the price front, input cost inflation eased, whereas selling prices continued to fall. Services PMI in Australia averaged 49.40 Index Points from 2009 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 63 Index Points in June of 2018 and a record low of 39 Index Points in August of 2013.

Services PMI in Australia is expected to be 55.00 Index Points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Services PMI in Australia to stand at 53.87 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Australia Performance Services Index is projected to trend around 52.20 Index Points in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Australia Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 3.00 5.00 21.00 -30.00 Index Points [+]
Services PMI 55.10 51.10 63.00 39.00 Index Points [+]
Manufacturing PMI 51.30 58.30 63.10 30.86 [+]
Industrial Production 2.80 4.30 12.60 -7.60 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom -0.80 0.70 5.10 -7.00 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production -0.70 2.10 8.60 -11.80 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 81.84 82.10 84.67 78.24 percent [+]
New Orders 31.00 49.00 49.00 -37.00 Index Points [+]
Changes in Inventories 47.00 1223.00 4159.00 -3845.00 AUD Million [+]
Bankruptcies 635.00 783.00 1123.00 217.00 Companies [+]
Corporate Profits 90221.00 88576.00 90221.00 12032.00 AUD Million [+]
Total Vehicle Sales 90718.00 94711.00 130300.00 48099.00 [+]
Car Registrations 14078.61 13815.11 14078.61 3990.94 Thousand [+]
Leading Economic Index 0.10 0.00 0.54 -1.10 percent [+]
Small Business Sentiment -4.01 1.54 18.71 -21.10 [+]
Internet Speed 11063.10 10098.33 11063.10 1922.87 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 9859878.00 9310525.00 13859005.00 5227461.00 IP [+]
Private Investment -0.50 -0.90 15.60 -8.40 percent [+]
Mining Production 6.10 6.30 25.20 -16.90 percent [+]
Steel Production 440.55 433.73 819.00 238.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Corruption Index 77.00 79.00 88.60 77.00 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 13.00 13.00 13.00 7.00 [+]
Competitiveness Index 78.85 78.17 78.85 5.08 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 14.00 15.00 22.00 14.00 [+]
Composite Pmi 52.90 52.00 58.30 52.00 Index Points [+]
Business Inventories 0.00 0.70 2.80 -2.80 percent [+]
Ease of Doing Business 18.00 14.00 18.00 9.00 [+]


Australia Performance Services Index

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI®) is a leading indicator of services activity in the Australian economy. The Australian PSI is a seasonally adjusted national composite index based on the diffusion indices for sales, orders/new business, deliveries, inventories and employment with varying weights. An Australian PSI® reading above 50 points indicates that services activity is generally expanding; below 50, that it is declining. The distance from 50 is indicative of the strength of the expansion or decline. Results are based on a sample of around 200 companies each month. This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia Performance Services Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Australia Performance Services Index - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on December of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
55.10 51.10 63.00 39.00 2009 - 2018 Index Points Monthly
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Country Last Previous
Australia 55.10 Nov/18
Brazil 51.30 Nov/18
China 53.80 Nov/18
Euro Area 53.40 Nov/18
France 55.10 Nov/18
Germany 53.30 Nov/18
India 53.70 Nov/18
Italy 50.30 Nov/18
Japan 52.30 Nov/18
Russia 55.60 Nov/18
Spain 54.00 Nov/18
United Kingdom 50.40 Nov/18
United States 54.70 Nov/18


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