New Zealand Manufacturing PMI surveys factory purchasing managers on output, orders and hiring; a reading above 50 means manufacturing is expanding and below 50 means it is contracting.
Actual
45.9
Forecast
46.8
Previous
45.2
Source: Business New Zealand. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
New Zealand Manufacturing PMI for December 2024 came in at 45.9 versus 46.8 expected (previous 45.2), below forecast, which was negative for the NZD.
What it meant for the New Zealand Dollar
The actual landed below the 46.8 forecast (0.9 below expectations). A reading above forecast is generally bullish for the NZD, and below forecast bearish. On this release the read was negative for the NZD.
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