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MNI:Table:Australia AI Mfg in Longest Expansion Run Since 2005

     SYDNEY (MNI)  - From Australia Industry Group's Performance of
Manufacturing Index for February published Thursday:
                          February  Change from January
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Australian PMI                57.5                 -1.2
Production                    61.9                 -0.8
New Orders                    55.4                 -3.4
Employment                    57.8                 +5.7
Inventories                   54.7                 -1.8
Supplier Deliveries           56.0                 -6.0
Exports                       56.5                 +4.7
Sales                         53.4                 -2.6
Average Wages                 56.8                 -2.3
Input Prices                  68.5                 -1.2
Selling Prices                50.6                 +1.4
Capacity Utilization (%)      79.7                 +3.7
--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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