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MNI Table: Australia Construction Expands 15 Straight Months

By Sophia Rodrigues
     SYDNEY (MNI) - From AI Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of
Construction Index (Australian PCI) for April published Monday.
                          April  Change from March
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Australian PCI             55.4               -1.8
Activity - Overall         51.6               -5.4
Activity - Houses          50.3               -2.3
Activity - Apartments      43.3               -6.6
Activity - Commercial      64.0               -1.0
Activity - Engineering     53.2               -5.3
New Orders                 56.5               -3.4
Employment                 59.5               +3.8
Deliveries                 53.7               -1.0
Input Prices               74.5               -1.4
Wages                      63.3               +1.3
Selling Prices             57.7               -0.1
Capacity Utilization (%)   80.9               +1.6
--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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