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AU: Business activity growth accelerates amid fresh upturn in manufacturing production
Australia’s business activity expanded at a quicker pace in the penultimate month of the year, according to the latest flash PMI® data by S&P Global. Faster new business growth, attributed partly to a renewed rise in goods new orders, led to higher output and further job creation in November. Business confidence also improved. Rising demand meanwhile contributed to an intensification of price pressures, though rates of inflation remained muted by historical standards. The headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Flash Australia PMI Composite Output Index rose to 52.6 in November, up from a final reading of 52.1 in ... (full story)
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The latest Flash PMIŽ data signalled a further expansion of Japanese private sector output during November, with the rate of growth edging up to a three-month high. At the same time, firms recorded only a slight fall in new orders that was softer than that seen in October. Business confidence regarding the one-year outlook for output meanwhile hit a ...
Manufacturing activity in the region weakened this month, according to the firms responding to the November Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The current general activity index rose but remained negative, while the new orders and shipments indexes both turned negative. The employment index continued to suggest overall increases. Both price indexes ...
From cnbc.com | Nov 20, 2025
Japan’s exports in October massively beat expectations, government data on Friday showed, as shipments to Europe and Asia saw robust growth. Exports grew 3.6% year on year compared with expectations of a 1.1% growth by economists polled by Reuters. However, growth was lower than the 4.2% gain seen in September. Exports to Asia climbed 4.2% and shipments to ...
