NZ first qtr manufacturing bolstered by strong volume of meat, dairy products

NZ first qtr manufacturing bolstered by strong volume of meat, dairy products
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard June 11 (BusinessDesk) - The biggest increase in the volume of meat and dairy products for five years helped drive increased manufacturing sales in the March quarter.  The volume of manufacturing sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2 percent in the three months ended March 31, led by an 11 percent rise in meat and dairy product manufacturing, Stats NZ said.  “The volume of meat and dairy products manufacturing sales had the highest percentage rise since the December 2013 quarter,” manufacturing statistics manager Sue Cha...

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