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Recent media releases from BusinessNZ.

The service sector returned to a more subdued level of expansion in December, with the seasonally adjusted PSI for December at 50.6....
Economic directions signalled by the Prime Minister in his first major speech of the year will be welcomed by enterprise, says BusinessNZ – and now they need to be acted on....
Manufacturing activity improved enough over December to be back in positive territory, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for December at 51.9....
It is encouraging to hear the Government’s continued commitment to deliver on the Economic Action Plan....
The Government’s announcement that it is banning industrial gas certified emission reduction units (CERs) from being purchased in NZ will potentially have a serious knock-on effect to the costs felt by businesses and households, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive, Phil O'Reilly....
Restricting prices at the lower end of the carbon market would be self-defeating, says BusinessNZ....
The service sector recovered from a previous lacklustre result to record its highest level of expansion for 20 months, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for November at 56.6....
BusinessNZ has welcomed the draft report on Housing Affordability released today by the NZ Productivity Commission....
Manufacturing activity fell further into contraction during November, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for November at 45.7....
Continued global uncertainty is impacting on NZ’s economic performance, with a number of indicators pointing to lower growth projections than previously forecast, according to the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast....