Australia August 2025 business conditions 7
- 5 in July
- 7 is the long run average for this measure
Business confidence 4
- vs. 8 in July
- 4 is close to the long run trend for this
Some of the sub measures:
- business sales unchanged at +12 in August
- profitability up 2 points to +4
- employment rebounded up 3 points to +6
- forward orders up a point to +1, the first move into positive territory in two years
- price indicator, purchase costs, running at a quarterly rate of just 1.1%, the smallest increase since 2021
- quarterly growth in retail prices halved to 0.5%
- labour costs to 1.5%, from 1.9%
National Australia Bank comments:
- "Regions and industries in the economy which have faced headwinds in recent years have showed positive signs in recent months, adding to our confidence that the broader economy is on a better trajectory in the second half of the year,"
