Weak economy – but some glimmers of hope

April 21, 2009
Economy & Tax

BusinessNZ’s Economic Conditions Index (ECI) again highlights the weakness of the New Zealand economy, although displaying a few glimmers of hope....

Services sector still weak – PSI

April 20, 2009
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

There were positives and negatives in the service sector in March, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for March at 47.1....

Rate of manufacturing activity decline eases in March – PMI

April 16, 2009
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PMI, Surveys & Statistics

Manufacturing activity was still contracting during March, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for March at 40.7....

Service sector continues weak demand – PSI

March 16, 2009
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

Despite experiencing an improvement in activity levels for February, the service sector remains in contraction, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for February at 46.3....

Manufacturing declined further in February – PMI

March 12, 2009
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PMI, Surveys & Statistics

Last month manufacturing declined to its second lowest level on record, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for February at 38.6....

Misconceptions on jobs summit

March 4, 2009
Economy & Tax, Education & Skills, Skills, Training

BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says there are some misconceptions around the outcomes of last week’s jobs summit....

Finance insights from Jobs Summit survey

February 24, 2009
Economy & Tax, Education & Skills, Finance, Skills, Training

A BusinessNZ survey suggests the credit crunch may not be as widespread as thought....

Property rights help jobs and growth

February 20, 2009
Economy & Tax, Law & Legal, Legislation

BusinessNZ supports the principle of including property rights in the Bill of Rights Act....

Service sector has tough start to 2009 – PSI

February 16, 2009
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

Last month was the worst ever surveyed in the service sector, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for January at 42.7....

Weak production and new orders continues contraction in manufacturing activity – PMI

February 12, 2009
Benchmarking, Economy & Tax, Manufacturing, PMI, Surveys & Statistics

Manufacturing activity got off to a poor start in 2009 with continued contraction in the sector, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for January at 42.0....

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