NZ’s manufacturing sector continues to meander along in a tight band as we head towards the end of 2012. The seasonally adjusted PMI for November was 48.8....

NZ’s manufacturing sector returned to a minor level of expansion in October, although the sector remains in a flat state. The seasonally adjusted PMI for October was 50.5....

Despite a slight improvement from the previous month, NZ’s manufacturing sector remained stubbornly in contraction during September, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for September at 48.2....

NZ’s manufacturing sector fell further in contraction during August, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for August at 47.2....

NZ’s manufacturing sector remains largely in a holding pattern, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for July at 49.4....