Manufacturers remain under pressure, with the Business New Zealand performance-of- manufacturing index slipping deeper to record lows last month.
The PMI dropped 3.5 points from December to 44.1. Any level below 50 indicates activity in the sector is contracting. It is well down on the average 51.9 reading for January in the past three years.
Index points to downturn
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