NZ manufacturing sales volumes rise in June quarter as meat, dairy bounce back

NZ manufacturing sales volumes rise in June quarter as meat, dairy bounce back
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Sept. 7 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand manufacturing sales activity rose in the June quarter as meat and dairy product processing recovered from a sharp decline at the start of the year.  Total seasonally and price adjusted sales rose 2.8 percent in the three months ended June 30, turning around a 0.7 percent decline in the March period, Statistics New Zealand said. That was led by an 8.6 percent jump in the volume of meat and dairy product sales, recovering from a 6.7 percent drop in March. On a value basis, which doesn't ad...