Economic Indicators
New Zealand manufacturing activity expands in July
2022.08.12 02:06
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past a sailing boat as it passes in front of the central business district (CBD) of Wellington in New Zealand, July 2, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Manufacturing activity in New Zealand expanded in July, but the manufacturing index remains short of its longterm average, a survey showed on Friday.
The Bank of New Zealand-Business NZ’s seasonally adjusted Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) nudged up to 52.7 from June’s reading of 50.
A reading above 50 indicates an expansion in activity, while anything below that threshold indicates a contraction. The index’s longterm average is 53.1.