NZ: Manufacturing PMI inched higher to 48.4 in August – TD Securities
|Analysts at TD Securities note that New Zealand’s manufacturing PMI for August inched higher 0.3pts m/m to 48.4 from 48.1 in July, the second consecutive month that the manufacturing sector has contracted.
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“Four of the five sub indexes were below 50. New orders dropped to 45.6, the lowest in 10yrs. One bright spot in the sub-component was employment which rose 7 points m/m to 49.3.”
“REINZ Home sales data was published for August showing home sales declined 6.9%/yr ex Auckland, thanks largely to the lowest level of listings since 2007 over the last 3 months. This is helping drive price gains across most segments of NZ.”
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