Ai Group

The Australian Industry Group’s latest CEO survey predicts deteriorating economic conditions for 2020 heightening the need for early action to stimulate the broader economy and for a determined effort to lift productivity. Ai Group’s annual Business Prospects report for 2020 is based on a survey of 252 CEOs in late 2019. The results show that […]

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) increased slightly by 0.2 points to 48.3 in December, marking two consecutive months of contraction in the Australian PMI for the first time since mid-2015 (readings below 50 points indicate contraction in activity, with the distance from 50 indicating the strength of the contraction). […]

The Australian Industry (Ai) Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) rose 1.8 points to 53.1 in August, driven by increasing levels of production and rising exports*. Ai Group chief executive Innes Willox said, “Stronger production, sales, and employment combined in a small though encouraging lift in the Australian PMI for August. While it […]

Ai (Australian Industry) Group urged the Prime Minister and State and Territory leaders to use the recent COAG (Council of Australian Governments) meeting in Cairns to genuinely tackle the reform of Australia’s training system. Ai’s group chief executive, Innes Willox said, “With the global economy now in choppy waters and Australia falling down the world’s […]