The Ai Group Industry Index for Australia’s construction sector rose by 1.5 points to 1.0 in August, signaling a return to growth. This marked the sector’s first expansionary reading since October 2023, highlighting ongoing recovery momentum. Construction activity was supported by new projects and renovations, which helped offset weaker enquiries and persistent cost and labor challenges. Business services, however, recorded a weaker month, while manufacturing remained in deep contraction. Employment concerns and rising input costs continued to weigh on the sector, though activity showed resilience. The latest figures suggest that construction is gradually regaining strength, even as broader industry conditions remain mixed. source: Australian Industry Group

Industry Index Construction in Australia increased to 1 points in August from -1.30 points in July of 2025. Industry Index Construction in Australia averaged -8.73 points from 2020 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 23.90 points in March of 2021 and a record low of -68.10 points in May of 2024. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Ai Group Industry Index - Construction. Australia Ai Group Industry Index - Construction - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on September of 2025.

Industry Index Construction in Australia increased to 1 points in August from -1.30 points in July of 2025. Industry Index Construction in Australia is expected to be 1.30 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Ai Group Industry Index - Construction is projected to trend around 1.00 points in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-05 11:00 PM
Ai Group Construction Index
Jul -1.3 -14.9 -10
2025-09-02 11:00 PM
Ai Group Construction Index
Aug 1.0 -1.3 -2
2025-09-30 11:00 PM
Ai Group Construction Index
Sep 1.0 1.3


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Australia Ai Group Industry Index - Construction
The Australian Industry Index is a monthly index that measures changes in activity in Australia’s industrial sectors. It provides diffusion indices which measure rates of changes in the level of industrial activity – expansion, stability or contraction. A positive reading indicates the activity is expanding; negative indicates contraction. The distance from 0 indicates the strength of the expansion or decline.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.00 -1.30 23.90 -68.10 2020 - 2025 points Monthly
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