THE AUSTRALIAN COATING INDUSTRY-AN ECONOMIC FORECAST Michael HR Hambrook,Executive Director of the Australian Paint Manufacturers'Federation

摘要

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's October 2005 Survey of Investor Confidence has found that businesses expect economic growth to continue to be subdued but that expectations have begun to stabilise after falling significantly over the past twelve months.The index of overall economic conditions,which measures business' evaluation of the general state of the national economy,fell to 62.4 in the October survey.However,despite the continued fall the index remains at a relatively sound level compared to the historical average.