Benchmarking

The service sector continues to struggle in tough economic conditions, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for October at 48.7....
The service sector remains weak, dropping to its second lowest result since the survey began, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for September at 46.9....
Service sector activity is still contracting amidst tough operating conditions, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for August at 47.9....
Service sector activity has improved slightly from its worst result in June, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for July at 48.9....
Activity in the service sector has reached its lowest level since the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) began. The PSI for June stood at 45.6....
Activity in the service sector continues to be in a weak state, although a slight improvement on the previous month, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for May at 49.1....
Activity in the service sector has stalled for the first time in a year, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for April at 48.9....
Activity in the service sector fell back to its lowest level recorded since the survey began, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for March at 50.8....
The level of expansion picked up for the second month of 2008 after two consecutive months of easing, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for February at 55.6....
The level of expansion continued to ease for the first month of 2008, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for January at 51.9....