The S&P Global Flash Australia Services PMI Business Activity Index increased to 53.0 in July 2026 from 50.5 in June, marking the strongest growth since January, preliminary estimates showed. It was the second consecutive month of expansion in the services sector, supported by higher output. At the same time, employment also increased. On the price front, input prices rose due to higher oil prices. As a result, firms raised selling prices, driven by strong demand. Looking ahead, business confidence remained positive, following its lowest reading since November 2023 in June. source: S&P Global

Services PMI in Australia increased to 53 points in July from 50.50 points in June of 2026. Services PMI in Australia averaged 51.65 points from 2016 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 58.80 points in April of 2021 and a record low of 19.50 points in April of 2020. 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.

Services PMI in Australia increased to 53 points in July from 50.50 points in June of 2026. Services PMI in Australia is expected to be 51.00 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 Services PMI is projected to trend around 52.60 points in 2027 and 53.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Australia S&P Global Services PMI
The S&P Global Australia Services PMI is compiled by S&P Global from responses to questionnaires sent to a panel of around 400 service sector companies. The sectors covered include consumer (excluding retail), transport, information, communication, finance, insurance, real estate and business services. The headline figure is the Services Business Activity Index. This is a diffusion index calculated from a question that asks for changes in the volume of business activity compared with one month previously. The Services Business Activity Index is comparable to the Manufacturing Output Index. 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 Services Sector Growth Hits 6-Month High
The S&P Global Flash Australia Services PMI Business Activity Index increased to 53.0 in July 2026 from 50.5 in June, marking the strongest growth since January, preliminary estimates showed. It was the second consecutive month of expansion in the services sector, supported by higher output. At the same time, employment also increased. On the price front, input prices rose due to higher oil prices. As a result, firms raised selling prices, driven by strong demand. Looking ahead, business confidence remained positive, following its lowest reading since November 2023 in June.
2026-07-23
Australia Services PMI Revised Up, Returns to Expansion
The S&P Global Flash Australia Services PMI Business Activity Index was revised higher to 50.5 in June 2026 from the preliminary estimate of 49.9 and after a final reading of 48.7 in May. The latest reading indicated that the services sector returned to expansion, though it remained only slightly above the neutral 50.0 mark. The improvement was supported by a return to employment growth, signaling renewed job creation during the month. Staffing levels rose for the seventeenth time in the past 18 months, albeit modestly. However, new orders continued to decline for a fourth straight month amid market uncertainty, while export demand also weakened due to the impact of the Middle East conflict. On the price front, input prices rose due to higher fuel prices, although input price inflation eased for the second straight month. Meanwhile, output price inflation slowed to a five-month low due to competitive pressures. Finally, sentiment fell to its lowest level since November 2023.
2026-07-02
Australia Services Activity Nears Stabilisation in June
The S&P Global Flash Australia Services PMI Business Activity Index rose to 49.9 in June 2026 from 48.7 in the previous month. The flash reading indicated that the services sector moved closer to stabilization but remained slightly in contraction territory. Nonetheless, the improvement helped lift the Composite Output Index to 49.8 from 48.7, signaling broadly stable private sector activity. However, new orders continued to decline for a fourth straight month amid market uncertainty, while export demand also weakened. Business confidence fell to its lowest level since the pandemic. Employment returned to growth, but firms reduced backlogs at the fastest pace in over two years. Meanwhile, input cost and selling price inflation eased further despite persistent fuel and transportation cost pressures.
2026-06-22