Australia AI Manufacturing Index Expands But At Slower Pace

     SYDNEY (MNI) -  - From Australia Industry Group's Performance of

Manufacturing Index for October published Wednesday:

                          October  Change from September

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Australian PMI               51.1                   -3.1

Production                   48.4                   -8.5

New Orders                   55.1                   -0.8

Employment                   53.2                   +0.8

Inventories                  42.6                   -9.1

Supplier Deliveries          50.2                   -0.3

Exports                      48.7                   -2.5

Sales                        51.0                   -0.4

Average Wages                59.0                   -2.2

Input Prices                 66.2                   +0.4

Selling Prices               48.6                   -0.7

Capacity Utilization (%)     74.7                   -2.9

--MNI Sydney Bureau; tel: +61 2-9716-5467; email: sophia.rodrigues@marketnews.com

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