Economy & Tax

BusinessNZ has welcomed the Treasury’s intention to provide advice on options for reviewing the form of state assets....
NZ’s economic prospects are improving despite some risks, according to the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the December quarter 2010....
Wide feedback from the community could help get consensus on welfare reform, says BusinessNZ....
Despite a dip in expansion, the service sector activity continued to keep its head above water, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for October at 52.0....
October saw little change from September, as the sector remains fairly static and still not quite able to get into expansionary territory, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for September at 49.7....
Implementing the 2025 Taskforce report would require rebalancing the economy says BusinessNZ....
Service sector activity climbed further into expansion during September, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for September at 54.8....
September saw little change from August regarding activity in manufacturing, as the sector remains flat and unable to expand, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for September at 49.2....
Service sector activity improved slightly in August, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for August at 51.4....
The manufacturing sector remains flat for the second consecutive month after steady expansion in the first half of the year, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for August at 49.3....