The recent Christchurch earthquake has led to a clear divide in the level of activity between the two main islands, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for March at 50.8....
Manufacturing activity has been shaken over the last couple of months, but is still keeping its head above water, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for March at 50.1....
New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme would be fit for purpose if there was a deep and liquid global carbon market, but the existence of such a market is increasingly unlikely in the medium term, says BusinessNZ....
Overall activity in the service sector for the first month of 2011 displayed a fairly lacklustre beginning, while the newly established Combined Index shows a similar pattern to the end of 2010. The seasonally adjusted PSI for January was 50.8....
Manufacturing activity in January 2011 shows a positive start to the year with the fourth consecutive month in expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for January at 53.7....
