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Australia AI Manufacturing Index Rises to Highest Since 2002

--Manufacturing Expands for 11 Straight Months
     SYDNEY (MNI) -  - From Australia Industry Group's Performance of
Manufacturing Index for August published Friday:
                          August  Change from July
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Australian PMI              59.8              +3.8
Production                  61.4              +2.4
New Orders                  64.3              +8.5
Employment                  56.4              -1.0
Inventories                 58.9              +9.9
Supplier Deliveries         52.9              -1.1
Average Wages               59.0              +3.3
Input Prices                62.9              -6.4
Selling Prices              53.7              +3.7
Exports                     49.3              -4.6
Sales                       50.9              -4.9
Capacity Utilization (%)    77.0              +0.7
--MNI Sydney Bureau; tel: +61 2-9716-5467; email: sophia.rodrigues@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MTABLE,MALDS$,M$A$$$,M$L$$$,MT$$$$]

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