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Time of India
16-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
New Zealand manufacturing rises in April, employment levels highest in 4 years, ET Manufacturing
Advt Manufacturing activity in New Zealand rose in April helped by an uptick in new orders, while employment touched its highest level of expansion since July 2021, a survey showed on Bank of New Zealand-Business NZ's seasonally adjusted Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) edged higher to 53.9 in April from 53.2 in March. New orders rose to 51.4 from a revised 49.8 in the prior month.A reading above 50 indicates manufacturing activity is expanding, while anything below that threshold points to contraction."Activity is not surging, but a manufacturing recovery seems to be underway ... That said, there remain questions around how sustainable it is given uncertainty stemming from offshore," BNZ Senior Economist Doug Steel said in a statement.
New Straits Times
16-05-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
New Zealand manufacturing rises in April, employment levels highest in 4 years
SYDNEY: Manufacturing activity in New Zealand rose in April helped by an uptick in new orders, while employment touched its highest level of expansion since July 2021, a survey showed on Friday. The Bank of New Zealand-Business NZ's seasonally adjusted Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) edged higher to 53.9 in April from 53.2 in March. New orders rose to 51.4 from a revised 49.8 in the prior month. A reading above 50 indicates manufacturing activity is expanding, while anything below that threshold points to contraction. "Activity is not surging, but a manufacturing recovery seems to be underway ... That said, there remain questions around how sustainable it is given uncertainty stemming from offshore," BNZ Senior Economist Doug Steel said in a statement.
