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MNI: Table: Australia AI Mfg Index Expands But At Slower Rate

     SYDNEY (MNI)  - From Australia Industry Group's Performance of
Manufacturing Index for December published Tuesday:
                          December  Change from November
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Australian PMI                56.2                  -1.1
Production                    57.7                  +1.1
New Orders                    56.9                  -3.5
Employment                    52.9                  -2.0
Inventories                   55.5                  +1.1
Supplier Deliveries           57.4                  +0.1
Exports                       51.4                  -6.2
Sales                         52.6                  -3.6
Average Wages                 60.2                  -3.9
Input Prices                  70.8                  -5.6
Selling Prices                53.4                  +0.8
Capacity Utilization (%)      79.7                  +4.8
--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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