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
53.1
Forecast
54
Previous
54.3
Source: Business New Zealand. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
New Zealand Manufacturing PMI for August 2026 came in at 53.1 versus 54 expected (previous 54.3), below forecast, which was negative for the NZD.
What it meant for the New Zealand Dollar
The actual landed below the 54 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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