Business confidence in Australia slipped in October, the latest survey from National Australia Bank showed on Tuesday with an index score of +2.
The figure remains positive overall, but it's down from +5 in September.
The index for business conditions was steady at +9.
Among the individual components, mining, manufacturing and wholesale business were down, while the service industries remained firm.
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