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Business NZ economic conditions index improves
Business New Zealand is cautioning against reading too much into an improvement in an index of economic conditions it compiles.
GDP tipped to grow less than Bollard's forecast
Economists believe GDP stats due out this week will show the NZ economy has expanded less that the Reserve Bank forecasted, confirming that interest rates are on hold for now.
Manufacturing sector keeps expanding
NZ manufacturing has expanded for the third month in a row and reached its highest expansion rate since 2004, according to the latest PMI survey.
Civil servants in the money
Bureaucrats are three times more likely to earn six-figure salaries than other workers, a study reveals.
Uplift for service sector
The service sector received another boost in expansion to record its highest result since November 2007.
Manufacturing back to high levels
The strength of the Australian economy helped drive manufacturing in New Zealand to a record high.