Australia data - October Manufacturing PMI 52.7 (preliminary 52.8, prior 53.5)

S&P Global / Markit Manufacturing PMI from Australia for October.

Comments from Markit:

• The latest Australian Manufacturing PMI reflected
  continued expansion at the start of the fourth quarter,
  though the rate of growth slowed from September.
  Foreign demand for Australian manufactured goods
  notably saw growth slow to almost a halt in the latest
  survey.
  Positively, suppliers’ delivery times lengthened at
  the slowest rate since before the COVID-19 Covid-19 Covid-19 or the novel Coronavirus is a pandemic that has yielded wide ranging economic turmoil and volatility across financial markets in 2020. The first cases of Covid-19 were reported in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Since then, the virus has expanded globally, infecting millions worldwide. The virus has been extremely controversial, namely in the United States, which became heavily politicized during the 2020 presidential election. The Covid-19 pandemic is completely unprecedented in modern ti Covid-19 or the novel Coronavirus is a pandemic that has yielded wide ranging economic turmoil and volatility across financial markets in 2020. The first cases of Covid-19 were reported in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Since then, the virus has expanded globally, infecting millions worldwide. The virus has been extremely controversial, namely in the United States, which became heavily politicized during the 2020 presidential election. The Covid-19 pandemic is completely unprecedented in modern ti Read this Term pandemic
  hit while prices also increased to the weakest degree
  since early 2021. This suggested the easing of these
  manufacturing sector constraints, although there
  remained some reports that purchasing activity
  remained mildly affected by supply issues.
  Business sentiment meanwhile showed signs of a
  turnaround with the uplift in business confidence from
  the September low, which was a positive sign for sector
  growth in the near-term.

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AUD/USD is little changed on the data release.