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.
Source: Business New Zealand. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Forecast: Trading Economics' forecast where available, otherwise the market consensus.
Calendar data: Trading Economics; official figures from the publishing agency.
New Zealand Manufacturing PMI for September 2026 came in at 56.5 versus 54 expected (previous 53.1), above forecast.
How this print reads for the New Zealand Dollar
Above forecast by 2.5. For the NZD that reads as positive (higher is positive for this indicator). This is a rule-based read of the figure against forecast, not a record of how the NZD traded.
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