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Results for the month of June confirm a solid and expansionary first half of the year for the manufacturing sector, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for June at 54.7.

The manufacturing sector recorded its highest level of activity for almost nine years with a seasonally adjusted PMI for May at 59.2.

Continued momentum for new orders in the manufacturing sector contributed to a lift in the sector’s expansion rate. The seasonally adjusted PMI for April was 54.5.

The month of March finished off a healthy quarter of growth for New Zealand’s manufacturing sector with a seasonally adjusted PMI for March at 53.4.

NZ’s manufacturing sector continued to show upwards momentum since the start of 2013 with a seasonally adjusted PMI for February at 56.3.

NZ’s manufacturing sector started 2013 with an encouraging result. The seasonally adjusted PMI for January was 55.2.

NZ’s manufacturing sector year ended with a flat result with a seasonally adjusted PMI for December at 50.1.

NZ’s manufacturing sector continues to meander along in a tight band as we head towards the end of 2012. The seasonally adjusted PMI for November was 48.8.

NZ’s manufacturing sector returned to a minor level of expansion in October, although the sector remains in a flat state. The seasonally adjusted PMI for October was 50.5.

Despite a slight improvement from the previous month, NZ’s manufacturing sector remained stubbornly in contraction during September, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for September at 48.2.

NZ’s manufacturing sector fell further in contraction during August, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for August at 47.2.

NZ’s manufacturing sector remains largely in a holding pattern, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for July at 49.4.