{"id":282042,"date":"2026-02-13T10:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/282042\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:28:08","slug":"decent-economic-growth-as-nz-manufacturing-expands-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/282042\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Decent economic growth\u2019 as NZ manufacturing expands \u2013 survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThis was led by the two key indices of production (56.6) and new orders (56.4), followed by deliveries (53.3),\u201d BusinessNZ director of advocacy Catherine Beard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmployment (52.9) recorded its third straight monthly expansion, which had last occurred in the first few months of 2025,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Steel said the turnaround in employment was \u201cgood news\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019ve got more production and [are] using up spare capacity<\/a> … it does mean more jobs, and that\u2019s what we see in the survey on Friday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look back at last year, it implies that the net labour shedding that was occurring has drawn to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n

But despite the headline PMI index remaining strong, the survey noted the proportion of positive comments fell from 57.1% in December to 47.7%.<\/p>\n

It said some manufacturers did report weak demand, while the Christmas and summer holiday shutdowns disrupted production.<\/p>\n

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