The AIG Australian Performance of Services Index rose to 51.4 in August 2019 from an over five-year low of 43.9 in the previous month. New orders (+7.3 points to 51.4) and employment (+11.4 points to 55.2) returned to expansion and finished stocks (4.7 points to 50.9) and supplier deliveries (+11.8 points to 52.3) increased. Meantime, sales went up 2.4 points to 47.5 points, still remaining in contraction territory. By sector, health & education recorded the strongest growth (+3.0 points to 65.2) while the retail trade sector continued to perform weakly (-0.2 points to 45.2). On the price front, input costs rose 2.4 points to 63.4, whereas selling prices increased 1.7 points to 47.5. Services PMI in Australia averaged 50.19 Index Points from 2003 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 63 Index Points in June of 2018 and a record low of 32.50 Index Points in February of 2009.

Services PMI in Australia is expected to be 42.50 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 52.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Australia Performance Services Index is projected to trend around 53.00 Index Points in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Australia Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 1.00 4.00 21.00 -30.00 Index Points [+]
Services PMI 51.40 43.90 63.00 32.50 Index Points [+]
Manufacturing PMI 53.10 51.30 62.50 29.47 [+]
Industrial Production 1.90 1.30 12.60 -7.60 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom 1.20 0.70 5.20 -7.10 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production -3.10 -1.70 8.60 -11.80 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 82.04 80.89 84.62 78.24 percent [+]
New Orders 36.00 22.00 49.00 -37.00 Index Points [+]
Changes in Inventories -1982.00 559.00 4159.00 -3848.00 AUD Million [+]
Bankruptcies 846.00 708.00 1123.00 217.00 Companies [+]
Corporate Profits 98026.00 93796.00 98026.00 12032.00 AUD Million [+]
Total Vehicle Sales 85633.00 83184.00 130300.00 48099.00 [+]
Car Registrations 14330.43 14078.57 14330.43 3990.94 Thousand [+]
Leading Economic Index -0.30 0.10 0.54 -1.10 percent [+]
Small Business Sentiment 0.84 -4.92 18.55 -21.17 [+]
Internet Speed 11063.10 10098.33 11063.10 1922.87 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 9859878.00 9310525.00 13859005.00 5227461.00 IP [+]
Industrial Sentiment 50.90 51.60 57.20 50.90 Index Points [+]
Private Investment -0.50 -1.30 15.70 -8.60 percent [+]
Mining Production 6.50 3.80 25.20 -16.90 percent [+]
Steel Production 428.70 475.78 819.00 238.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Services Sentiment 49.10 52.30 58.40 48.70 Index Points [+]
Corruption Index 77.00 77.00 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 49.30 52.10 58.30 49.10 Index Points [+]
Business Inventories -0.90 0.80 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 September of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
51.40 43.90 63.00 32.50 2003 - 2019 Index Points Monthly
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Country Last Previous
Australia 51.40 Aug/19
Brazil 51.40 Aug/19
China 52.10 Aug/19
Euro Area 53.50 Aug/19
France 53.40 Aug/19
Germany 54.80 Aug/19
India 52.40 Aug/19
Italy 50.60 Aug/19
Japan 53.30 Aug/19
Russia 52.10 Aug/19
Spain 54.30 Aug/19
United Kingdom 50.60 Aug/19
United States 50.70 Aug/19


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