Value of NZ residential building work inches higher in March

Value of NZ residential building work inches higher in March
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard June 6 (BusinessDesk) - The value of New Zealand residential building work inched higher in the March quarter but total building values fell, weighed by a sharp fall in non-residential construction.   The seasonally adjusted value of residential building work gained 0.1 percent in the three months ended March 31, after a 2.3 percent rise in the fourth quarter of 2016, Statistics New Zealand said. Still, residential building work volumes fell a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent in the latest three-month period, turning arou...