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Manufacturing activity above-average
New Zealand manufacturing activity finished 2016 above its long-term average, unchanged in December from a month earlier.
New Zealand manufacturing activity finished 2016 above its long-term average, unchanged in December from a month earlier.
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New Zealand manufacturing activity softened for the second month in a row in November while holding above its long-term average. The
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