Small Business Sentiment in Australia increased to -2 points in the third quarter of 2025 from -8 points in the second quarter of 2025. Small Business Sentiment in Australia averaged 0.64 points from 2006 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 19.77 points in the first quarter of 2021 and a record low of -21.19 points in the fourth quarter of 2008. source: National Australia Bank



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Bankruptcies 1808.00 1213.00 Companies Aug 2026
Building Capital Expenditure 2.10 -3.30 percent Jun 2026
NAB Business Confidence -8.00 -6.00 points Aug 2026
Business Inventories -0.20 0.70 percent Jun 2026
Capacity Utilization 79.40 74.00 percent Aug 2026
Passenger Car Sales 13592.00 13393.00 Units Aug 2026
Changes in Inventories 71.00 749.00 AUD Million Jun 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 100.04 100.06 points Aug 2026
Company Gross Profits 134696.00 132311.00 AUD Million Jun 2026
Corruption Index 76.00 77.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 12.00 10.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production 0.50 2.50 percent Jun 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.20 -0.90 percent Jun 2026
Ai Group Industry Index -3.50 -26.30 points Aug 2026
Ai Group Services Index -0.20 -21.80 points Aug 2026
Ai Group Construction Index -6.90 -43.50 points Aug 2026
Ai Group Manufacturing Index -16.60 -19.30 points Aug 2026
Westpac Leading Index MoM 0.00 0.00 percent Aug 2026
Manufacturing Production 1.10 3.20 percent Jun 2026
Mining Production 0.30 3.10 percent Jun 2026
New Orders 20.00 7.00 points Sep 2026
Plant Machinery Capital Expenditure -8.90 18.40 percent Jun 2026
Private Capital Expenditure -3.60 6.90 percent Jun 2026
New Vehicle Sales 100939.00 103656.00 Units Aug 2026


Australia Small Business Sentiment
The NAB quarterly survey of business confidence measures the expectations of business conditions for the next 3 months among small firms with an annual turnover of AUD 2-3 Million. The survey is a simple average of trading, profitability and employment indices, reported by respondents for their company. The indices are calculated by taking the difference between the percentage of respondents nominating good or very good, or a rise and those nominating poor or very poor, or a fall.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.00 -8.00 19.77 -21.19 2006 - 2025 points Quarterly
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