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Updated · Forex Factory · Apr 12New Zealand Manufacturing Slows as Services Sector Plunges, Raising Economic Concerns
12 articles · Updated · Forex Factory · Apr 12
- New Zealand’s manufacturing sector expanded at a slower pace in March, with the PMI falling to 53.2, its lowest in four months.
- Meanwhile, the services sector contracted more deeply, dragging the composite PMI to a seven-month low of 48.8 amid growing geopolitical uncertainty.
- The broad-based slowdown and weakening confidence have raised concerns about the country’s economic momentum and increased the risk of contraction.
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