Volume of NZ building activity falls in March while value steady on quarter

Volume of NZ building activity falls in March while value steady on quarter
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard June 6 (BusinessDesk) - The value of New Zealand building work was steady in the March quarter while the volume of total building activity dipped, weighed by a slide in non-residential building activity.  The seasonally adjusted value of total building work was unchanged on quarter in the three months ended March 31 after lifting a revised 2 percent in the December quarter, Statistics New Zealand figures show. Non-residential work fell 0.5 percent in the quarter after lifting 4.8 percent in the prior quarter while res...