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New Zealand’s manufacturing sector – usually one of the most pessimistic parts of the economy – is singing the recovery song.
The latest Bank of New Zealand/Business New Zealand Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) further nudged into positive territory in February.
The “PMI”, which is seasonally adjusted, was 53.3 – up 1.2% from January. A rating of [...]

Manufacturing is showing slow but steady improvement, remaining in positive territory for February, according to the BNZ - Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index.
The seasonally adjusted PMI for February stood at 53.3, up 1.2 points from January, with ongoing strength in new orders.
Metal product manufacturing showed the strongest increase of 54.9 points, and employment in [...]

New Zealand manufacturing sales volumes climbed in the fourth quarter, while home construction led to an increase in building work put in place, signs that the nation’s economy is gradually reviving as expected.
Manufacturing sales, excluding inflation, rose 3.1% in the final three months of 2009 from the third quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. Building [...]

New Zealand manufacturing sales volumes rose a seasonally adjusted 3.1 per cent in the December quarter, led by meat and dairy and other food-related industries.
The rise in manufacturing volumes was off a nine-year low in the September quarter, with volume increases recorded in 11 of the 15 industries surveyed, Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) said on [...]

The economy received some good news yesterday, with a rise in manufacturing activity and building consents in the December quarter.The 3.1% improvement in manufacturing activity was a sharp rebound from the September quarter when it fell 1.7% to a nine-year low.
There was also some positive news yesterday from Paymark, the electronic sales transaction company, which [...]

Manufacturers are feeling more confident even as sales fell further during January, the New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association’s latest survey of business conditions shows.
Total sales among the survey sample fell 3 percent, with export sales down 32 percent and domestic sales up 15 percent on a year earlier.
Net confidence rose to 45, from minus [...]

Manufacturing sales volumes rose a seasonally adjusted 3.1 per cent in the December quarter, led by meat and dairy and other food-related industries.
The rise in manufacturing volumes was off a nine-year low in the September quarter, with volume increases recorded in 11 of the 15 industries surveyed, Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) said today.
The rise in [...]

Air New Zealand today announced normalised earnings* before taxation of $96 million for the six month period ended 31 December 2009, an increase of $70 million on the same period last year.
The Board has declared a fully imputed interim dividend of three cents per share.
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Normalised earnings* before taxation of $96 million, up $70 million
Normalised [...]

AS THE airline industry begins to pick up strength after a prolonged travel slump, carriers are spending millions on new cabin products and services as they compete for returning customers.
Singapore Airlines on Tuesday launched its retrofitted Boeing 777-200 aircraft, with leather lie-flat seats in business class, and bigger personal entertainment screens in both premium and [...]

Understanding customers needs and creating solutions is the main focus of Aviation New Zealand, says its CEO, John Nicholson. He speaks to Charles Alcock, editor at Aviation News International, CNBC’s Martin Soong and Amanda Drury.

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