Economy & Tax

New momentum towards the Trans Pacific Partnership is good news for New Zealand, says BusinessNZ....
The Productivity Commission’s report Using land for housing provides workable recommendations, says BusinessNZ....
New Zealand’s services sector showed further expansion in May as key indices continued to scale the heights, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for May at 58.0....
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector experienced another minor dip in its level of expansion during May, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for May at 51.5....
The OECD’s latest report on New Zealand shows the danger to the rest of the economy from constricted land supply in Auckland, says BusinessNZ....
BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says that the government’s accounts continue to improve and the key economic indicators by which country comparisons can be made continue to move in the right direction, but the jury is still out as to whether a slowly slowly approach is ideal....
New Zealand’s services sector continued to remain in a tight band of expansion for April, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for April at 56.5....
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector experienced a lower level of activity in April, although still showing overall expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for April at 51.8....
BusinessNZ is pleased that action is being taken to ensure that ACC levies are set in a much more transparent manner than in the past....