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Subjects > Business tendency surveys > Australia
Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing)
| AUS.BS....... | Name of collection/source
Data are compiled from the results of the Quarterly Survey of Industrial Trends of over 200 firms conducted jointly by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Westpac Banking Corporation (March, June, September, December).
Direct source
Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia
Variables collected
Variables collected are:
- Production: tendency
- Production: future tendency
- Finished goods stocks: tendency
- Order books: tendency
- Orders inflow: tendency
- Selling prices: future tendency
- Employment: tendency
- Employment: future tendency
- Business situation: future tendency
- Confidence indicator: composite indicator
Sector coverage
Responses provide a reasonable cross-section of Australian manufacturing in respect of industry groups and size of operation.
Key statistical concept
Results of the business tendency survey reflect businessmen's judgement on
developments experienced over the last quarter, their assessment of the current
situation and their expectations over the following quarter. Responses are
processed by the cut-off date (in the middle of the last month of the quarter.
For all series except Firms working at above normal capacity, data are presented
as the balance of positive ("improve", "up") over negative ("deteriorate",
"down") replies expressed as a percentage of total replies.
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Business situation > Future tendency > National Indicator
| AUS.BSBUFT01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Do you consider the general business situation in Australia will (+) improve (=) remain the same (-) deteriorate?".
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Confidence indicators > Composite indicators > National indicator
| AUS.BSCICP01....... | Weights
The WestPac-ACCI expected composite indice is a weighted average of the various activity measures in the survey. The weights are as follows: Employment 20%; Orders inflow/Demand 30%; Production 25%; Order books 15%; Overtime 10%
Seasonal adjustment
The series is seasonally adjusted from 2004Q3.
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Capacity utilisation > Judgement on capacity utilisation > Level
| AUS.BSCUJG01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "At what level of capacity utilisation are you working? (+) above normal (=) nornal (-) below normal".
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Employment > Future Tendency > National Indicator
| AUS.BSEMFT01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Excluding normal seasonal changes, what changes do you expect during the next three months in respect of numbers employed? (+) up (=) same (-) down".
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Employment > Tendency > National Indicator
| AUS.BSEMTE01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Excluding normal seasonal changes, what has been your company's experience over the past three months in respect of numbers employed? (+) up (=) same (-) down".
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Finished goods stocks > Tendency > National Indicator
| AUS.BSFGTE01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Excluding normal seasonal changes, what has been your company's experience over the past three months in respect of stocks of finished goods? (+) up (=) same (-) down".
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Order books > Tendency > National Indicator
| AUS.BSOBTE01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Excluding normal seasonal changes, what has been your company's experience over the past three months in respect of orders accepted but not yet delivered? (+) up (=) same (-) down".
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Orders inflow > Tendency > National Indicator
| AUS.BSOITE01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Excluding normal seasonal changes, what has been your company's experience over the past three months in respect of all new orders received? (+) up (=) same (-) down".
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Production > Future Tendency > National Indicator
| AUS.BSPRFT01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Excluding normal seasonal changes, what changes do you expect during the next three months in respect of output? (+) up (=) same (-) down".
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Production > Tendency > National Indicator
| AUS.BSPRTE01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Excluding normal seasonal changes, what has been your company's experience over the past three months in respect of output? (+) up (=) same (-) down".
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Country: Australia Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Selling prices > Future tendency > National Indicator
| AUS.BSSPFT01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Excluding normal seasonal changes, what changes do you expect during the next three months in respect of average selling prices? (+) up (=) same (-) down".
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