From New Zealand for the third quarter
Manufacturing Sales volume (Manufacturing Activity Volume) (s.a.) q/q +2.1%
- prior +2.8%
Manufacturing Activity (seasonally adjusted) q/q +0.4%
- prior +2.2%
From Stats NZ;
"Ten of the 13 manufacturing industries had sales increases in the September 2016 quarter. The largest increases were in:
- petroleum and coal product manufacturing - up 8.1 percent
- meat and dairy product manufacturing - up 1.6 percent, following a large rise in the June quarter
- chemical, polymer, and rubber product manufacturing - up 5.5 percent.
The trend for total manufacturing sales volume, which gives a longer-term picture of movements, is rising
The actual volume of total manufacturing sales was up 4.8 percent on the September 2015 quarter.
