Indices of business and consumer sentiment receive widespread media coverage and are closely watched by market …. On a more positive note, we find that the Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating, NAB actual business conditions, NAB …

In this paper we examine the information content of business survey information, focusing in particular on some of the … characteristics of the net balance statistic. A number of Australian business surveys are appraised. Four aspects are examined: the … timeliness; the degree to which surveys are forward or backward-looking; and the ability of business surveys to pick turning …