NZ manufacturing sales volumes gain 1.3% in 2015 fourth quarter

NZ manufacturing sales volumes gain 1.3% in 2015 fourth quarter
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison March 8 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand manufacturing sales volumes rose in the final quarter of 2015, led by gains in petroleum and coal. Total seasonally adjusted sales volumes increased 1.3 percent in the three months through December, following a revised 3.3 percent gain in the September quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand.  Manufacturing volumes for petroleum and coal, which can be volatile, led the increases in the latest quarter, up 11 percent on an unadjusted basis. Meat and dairy manufacturing sales incr...