NZ manufacturing sales volumes fall 1.8% in fourth quarter on meat and dairy

NZ manufacturing sales volumes fall 1.8% in fourth quarter on meat and dairy
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard March 8 (BusinessDesk) - The volume of New Zealand's total manufacturing sales fell in the fourth quarter of 2016 but the values rose due to higher prices.  The volumes of total manufacturing sales fell 1.8 percent versus the prior quarter after a revised 1.5 percent gain in the September quarter, Statistics New Zealand said. The value of manufacturing sales rose 0.8 percent, following a revised 1.1 percent gain three months earlier. Excluding meat and dairy product manufacturing, sales fell 0.6 percent versus a 2 percen...