Benchmarking

Expansion in the services sector eased back during May, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for May at 54.2....
Although still in positive territory, a second consecutive slowdown in expansion meant the manufacturing sector was at similar levels last seen over a year ago, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for May at 52.7....
Activity in the services sector continued its upwards momentum during April, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for April at 58.9....
Despite a dip, New Zealand’s manufacturing sector remains in solid expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for April at 55.2....
ManufacturingNZ Executive Director Catherine Beard says Kiwi manufacturers will welcome some of the ideas in Labour’s manufacturing policy announced today, however some areas need more work....
Activity in the services sector was back on track in March after a dip in expansionary levels during the previous month, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for March at 58.3....
Activity in New Zealand’s manufacturing sector continued to march onwards, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for March at 58.4...
ExportNZ Executive Director Catherine Beard welcomes the Government’s announcement of more assistance for exporters, in particular the increased resources to be based in the China, South America and the Middle East region....
New Zealand has been ranked third for energy security amongst the top 25 energy users in the world....
While continuing to expand, activity in the services sector lost some impetus during February, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for February at 53.1....