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Weak demand in the Australian manufacturing sector has driven the country’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) to a 35-month low, according to the latest data from Judo Bank. 

Australia’s manufacturing sector saw a mild decline in March, due to lower market demand that reduced output and inventory levels, marking the first PMI contraction since May 2020. 

The United States private sector saw a renewed expansion in business activity in March as manufacturers and service providers in the country reported upturns in output, with service sector firms driving the increase. 

More than 60 per cent of businesses plan to make capital expenditure investments in areas like equipment and technology over the coming 12 months as the food industry returns to pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent survey by food manufacturing event foodpro.

The Australian manufacturing sector is set to see a downward trend in the upcoming months as high inflation, spiralling energy costs, and ongoing labour shortage drag the industry's economic outlook, according to the latest ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends. 

A survey of 1,350 manufacturers in 13 countries has revealed that more than 45% of them are struggling to outpace their competitors due to a lack of technology and suitably skilled workforces.

The February Manufacturing PMI in the United States of America has registered 47.7 per cent, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 47.4 per cent recorded in January, according to the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report On Business.

A new study from Australian market research company Roy Morgan has revealed that four out of five Australians (86%) believe that buying Australian-made products is important. 

Manufacturing employees seek flexibility, not only in terms of where and how they work but also in their careers, according to a report published by global developer of human capital management technology Ceridian. 

Australian and New Zealand organisations that leverage data have the potential to grow their annual business revenue by an average of 9.5 per cent, according to a report from Amazon Web Services (AWS).