Manufacturing expands.......again

Posted by Andrew on December 13, 2013

The country's manufacturing sector has expanded for the 14th consecutive month.

BusinessNZ's executive director for manufacturing, Catherine Beard, says all areas are growing but some key sectors, such as metal product manufacturing, are showing stellar levels of activity.

She has no doubt that's partly due to the current boom in construction.

Catherine Beard says many industries are also noting a stronger pre-Christmas rush compared with previous years.