Australia Manufacturing PMI surveys factory purchasing managers on output, orders and hiring; a reading above 50 means manufacturing is expanding and below 50 means it is contracting.
Actual
52.3
Forecast
52.4
Previous
51.6
Source: S&P Global. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Australia Manufacturing PMI for January 2026 came in at 52.3 versus 52.4 expected (previous 51.6), below forecast, which was negative for the AUD.
What it meant for the Australian Dollar
The actual landed below the 52.4 forecast (0.1 below expectations). A reading above forecast is generally bullish for the AUD, and below forecast bearish. On this release the read was negative for the AUD.
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