The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index rose 1.6 points to 53.3 points in August of 2022, pointing to the overall resilience of the sector with sales, employment and new orders all higher than in July. Consumer-oriented sectors generally fared better in August. Retail trade & hospitality improved as did health, education & community services. Three of the services activity indicators were positive and improved – reflecting pockets of resilience – two contracted. Services capacity utilisation rose to 83.7%, the highest result since May 2021. Customer demand in some sectors remains robust, but labour shortages and concerns that future demand will decline were key themes for businesses.
source: Australian Industry Group
Services PMI in Australia averaged 50.12 points from 2003 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 63 points in June of 2018 and a record low of 27.10 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia Performance Services Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Australia Performance Services Index - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2022.
Services PMI in Australia is expected to be 54.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to 王者荣耀电竞(江西)积分排榜 global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Performance Services Index is projected to trend around 51.00 points in 2023 and 53.00 points in 2024, according to our econometric models.