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The service sector continued to show a recovery for the first month of 2010, despite the rate of expansion slowing, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for January at 53.1....
Catherine Beard joins BusinessNZ today to head up its ExportNZ & Manufacturing sectors....
The service sector continued to show solid activity for the last month of 2009, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for December at 54.4....
The service sector is showing solid activity as Christmas approaches, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for November at 56.0....
After three months of expansion, the service sector fell flat during October, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for October at 49.9....
The first month of Spring brought about continued upwards expansion in the service sector, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for September at 53.2....
The service sector continued on its road to recovery as the August result provided the first consecutive monthly expansion since early 2008, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for August at 51.3....
The service sector showed its first sign of expansion (albeit at a very modest level) for the first time since March 2008, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for July at 50.1....
BusinessNZ is endorsing the multipronged approach to youth unemployment announced today....
BusinessNZ has welcomed steps towards accurate reporting on sustainability....