Benchmarking

This year’s Global Competitiveness Index gives valuable feedback for New Zealand’s quest for competitiveness, says BusinessNZ....
Expansion levels for the service sector dipped for the second consecutive month, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for July at 53.1....
NZ’s manufacturing sector remains largely in a holding pattern, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for July at 49.4....
Despite a dip in expansion levels, the service sector remains on the right side of growth, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for June at 54.3....
Manufacturing activity produced a mid-year flat patch, which was in line with offshore movements, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for June at 50.2....
Increased levels of new business/orders is assisting service sector expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for May at 56.8....
Manufacturing activity bounced back from April’s dip to show strong expansion for the current month, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for May at 55.7....
The service sector in April displayed further signs of expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for April at 56.7....
Manufacturing activity dropped back into contraction after four months of expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for April at 48.0....
The service sector continued to show healthy signs of expansion in 2012, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for March at 53.9....