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Australian business forward orders slump in October, NAB survey shows

By Public Technologies
  • NAB's October business survey showed forward orders fell 11 points to -12, led by construction and manufacturing.
  • Business confidence slipped 1 point to -15; business conditions declined 1 point to -2.
  • Retail recorded the weakest confidence, conditions and forward orders across industries; retail price growth slowed 0.8 percentage points to 0.2%.
  • Construction faced sharply lower forward orders and persistently high input cost growth, despite having the highest capacity utilization of any industry.
  • Trading conditions fell 4 points to -1; profitability dropped 2 points to -8, leaving both more than 10 points below average.


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