The latest Australian Industry Group performance of manufacturing index (PMI), released on Thursday, showed it rose marginally to 45.2 in October from 44.1 the previous month
The October sub-index for new orders dropped to 43.9 in October from 44.3, while only two sectors expanded in the month - paper, printing and publishing (at 51.1), and transport equipment (at 52.5).
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