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RBA Index of Commodity Prices November 2025
Preliminary estimates for November indicate that the index increased by 1.4 per cent (on a monthly average basis) in SDR terms, after increasing by 2.2 per cent in October. The rural, non-rural, and base metals subindices increased in the month. In Australian dollar terms, the index increased by 1.5 per cent in November. Over the past year, the index has decreased by 1.7 per cent in SDR terms. Increases in gold and rural commodity prices have been more than offset by lower thermal coal, alumina, and liquified natural gas prices. The index has increased by 1.7 per cent in Australian dollar terms. Consistent with ... (full story)
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in November for the ninth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report. The report was issued today by Susan Spence, MBA, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. "The Manufacturing PMI® registered 48.2 percent in November, a 0.5-percentage point decrease compared to the reading of 48.7 percent in October. The overall economy continued in expansion for the 67th month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A Manufacturing PMI® above 42.3 percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.) The New Orders Index contracted for a third straight month in November following one month of growth; the figure of 47.4 percent is 2 percentage points lower than the 49.4 percent recorded in October. The November reading of the Production Index (51.4 percent) is 3.2 percentage points higher than October's figure of 48.2 percent. The Prices Index remained in expansion (or 'increasing' territory), registering 58.5 percent, up 0.5 percentage point compared to the reading of 58 percent reported in October. The Backlog of Orders Index registered 44 percent, down 3.9 percentage points compared to the 47.9 percent recorded in October. The Employment Index registered 44 percent, down 2 percentage points from October's figure of 46 percent. US ISM Manufacturing Nov: 48.2 (est 49.0; prev 48.7) - Price Paid: 58.5 (est 57.5; prev 58.0) - New Orders: 47.4 (prev 49.4) - Employment: 44.0 (prev 46.0)
From brecorder.com | Nov 30, 2025
China’s factory activity shrank for an eighth month in November while services cooled, highlighting the dilemma facing policymakers over whether to press ahead with tough structural reforms or roll out more stimulus to lift domestic demand. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 49.2 in November from 49.0 in October, the National Bureau of ...
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