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
55.0
Forecast
54.6
Previous
55.2
Source: Business New Zealand. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
New Zealand Manufacturing PMI for February 2026 came in at 55.0 versus 54.6 expected (previous 55.2), above forecast, which was positive for the NZD.
What it meant for the New Zealand Dollar
The actual landed above the 54.6 forecast (0.4 above expectations). A reading above forecast is generally bullish for the NZD, and below forecast bearish. On this release the read was positive for the NZD.
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