According to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) the services sector in New Zealand contracted in April, albeit more slowly than in March. The PSI for April was 48.9 (where a reading above 50.0 indicates the sector is generally expanding, and a reading below 50.0 indicates the...
According to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI), New Zealand’s manufacturing sector was expanding in April, but the expansion was only marginal. The seasonally adjusted PMI for April was 50.5 (where a reading above 50.0 indicates that the manufacturing sector as a whole is expanding, and...
The services sector in New Zealand contracted in March, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for March was 46.0 (A PSI reading above 50.0 indicates that the service sector is generally expanding; below 50.0 that it is declining). This was 1.6 points lower...
According to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI), New Zealand’s manufacturing sector was expanding in March, albeit at a slower rate than previously. The seasonally adjusted PMI for March was 53.2 (a reading above 50.0 indicates that manufacturing as a whole is expanding, below 50.0 that...
The services sector in New Zealand fell back into contraction during February, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for February was 48.0 (A PSI reading above 50.0 indicates that the service sector is generally expanding; below 50.0 that it is declining). This was...
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector showed a consistent level of expansion during February, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for February was 55.0 (a PMI reading above 50.0 indicates that manufacturing is generally expanding; below 50.0 that it is declining). This...
The services sector in New Zealand remained in expansion for the first month of 2026, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for January was 50.9 (A PSI reading above 50.0 indicates that the service sector is generally expanding; below 50.0 that it is...
January’s activity for New Zealand’s manufacturing sector again showed a healthy level of expansion, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for January was 55.2 (a PMI reading above 50.0 indicates that manufacturing is generally expanding; below 50.0 that it is...
The services sector in New Zealand experienced expansion for the first time since February 2024, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for December was 51.5 (A PSI reading above 50.0 indicates that the service sector is generally expanding; below 50.0 that it is...
December’s activity for New Zealand’s manufacturing sector showed its highest level of activity since December 2021, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for December was 56.1 (a PMI reading above 50.0 indicates that manufacturing is generally expanding; below 50.0 that...
