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....

Service sector continues weak run through to Xmas – PSI

January 26, 2009
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

The service sector continued to remain weak through to the end of 2008, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for December at 48.0....

Service sector in tough times leading into Xmas – PSI

December 15, 2008
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

There is little Xmas cheer for the service sector as 2008 draws to a close, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for November at 47.3....

Service sector continues to struggle in tough economic conditions – PSI

November 17, 2008
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

The service sector continues to struggle in tough economic conditions, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for October at 48.7....

BusinessNZ recommendations: Response to global financial crisis

October 30, 2008
Business & Society, Economy & Tax, Finance

BusinessNZ offers a set of recommendations for responding to the current crisis, based on the need for an effective and coherent plan....

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