The Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing index rose to 45.6 in February from 40.2 in January.

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The Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing index rose to a reading of 45.6 in February, from 40.2 in January.

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For Heather Ridout, the chief executive of the Australian Industry Group, the divide is easily identified: it is between the resources sector and the rest.

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The group, which formed in Australia in the early 1980s, was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association's hall of fame in 2006.

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