Manufacturing sales in New Zealand

Stats NZ · Quarterly · Importance

0.8% (Q2-26) QOQ · % · Quarterly · CSV

Period	%
Apr 2026	0.8%
Jan 2026	3.9%
Oct 2025	-0.5%
Jul 2025	2.0%
Apr 2025	-2.9%
Jan 2025	1.2%
Oct 2024	1.8%
Jul 2024	-0.7%
Apr 2024	1.1%
Jan 2024	-1.1%
Oct 2023	-0.9%
Jul 2023	-2.1%
Apr 2023	1.9%
Jan 2023	-1.9%
Oct 2022	-4.6%
Jul 2022	2.9%
Apr 2022	-6.4%
Jan 2022	-2.9%
Oct 2021	9.0%
Jul 2021	-6.9%
Apr 2021	-1.6%
Jan 2021	1.5%
Oct 2020	1.1%
Jul 2020	17.3%
Apr 2020	-13.1%
Jan 2020	-1.1%
Oct 2019	2.5%
Jul 2019	-0.6%
Apr 2019	-2.6%
Jan 2019	2.1%
Oct 2018	1.4%
Jul 2018	-1.1%
Apr 2018	-0.5%
Jan 2018	0.2%
Oct 2017	0.5%
Jul 2017	1.1%
Apr 2017	0.9%
Jan 2017	-0.9%
Oct 2016	-1.4%
Jul 2016	1.5%
Apr 2016	1.3%
Jan 2016	-0.7%
Oct 2015	2.3%
Jul 2015	2.5%
Apr 2015	-1.3%
Jan 2015	1.1%
Oct 2014	1.0%
Jul 2014	-0.8%
Apr 2014	-0.7%
Jan 2014	1.8%
Oct 2013	4.4%
Jul 2013	0.6%
Apr 2013	-2.5%
Jan 2013	0.6%
Oct 2012	-1.5%
Jul 2012	2.0%
Apr 2012	1.4%
Jan 2012	1.4%
Oct 2011	0.1%
Jul 2011	-1.4%

Period	index
Apr 2026	24,807.602
Jan 2026	24,600.984
Oct 2025	23,688.748
Jul 2025	23,807.987
Apr 2025	23,344.011
Jan 2025	24,048.359
Oct 2024	23,759.234
Jul 2024	23,339.992
Apr 2024	23,501.085
Jan 2024	23,235.412
Oct 2023	23,501.493
Jul 2023	23,705.328
Apr 2023	24,213.617
Jan 2023	23,767.945
Oct 2022	24,232.990
Jul 2022	25,414.404
Apr 2022	24,697.323
Jan 2022	26,381.344
Oct 2021	27,172.384
Jul 2021	24,932.973
Apr 2021	26,787.067
Jan 2021	27,209.624
Oct 2020	26,807.262
Jul 2020	26,517.611
Apr 2020	22,613.737
Jan 2020	26,034.842
Oct 2019	26,328.208
Jul 2019	25,682.033
Apr 2019	25,827.254
Jan 2019	26,517.304
Oct 2018	25,978.552
Jul 2018	25,624.129
Apr 2018	25,922.189
Jan 2018	26,047.371
Oct 2017	25,985.547
Jul 2017	25,844.126
Apr 2017	25,551.704
Jan 2017	25,332.285
Oct 2016	25,567.515
Jul 2016	25,926.878
Apr 2016	25,535.771
Jan 2016	25,212.546
Oct 2015	25,397.400
Jul 2015	24,827.357
Apr 2015	24,212.246
Jan 2015	24,525.650
Oct 2014	24,258.975
Jul 2014	24,024.606
Apr 2014	24,221.599
Jan 2014	24,394.756
Oct 2013	23,967.229
Jul 2013	22,957.769
Apr 2013	22,824.404
Jan 2013	23,421.549
Oct 2012	23,275.002
Jul 2012	23,623.074
Apr 2012	23,151.108
Jan 2012	22,839.459
Oct 2011	22,532.457
Jul 2011	22,520.290

Period	%
Apr 2026	6.3%
Jan 2026	2.3%
Oct 2025	-0.3%
Jul 2025	2.0%
Apr 2025	-0.7%
Jan 2025	3.5%
Oct 2024	1.1%
Jul 2024	-1.5%
Apr 2024	-2.9%
Jan 2024	-2.2%
Oct 2023	-3.0%
Jul 2023	-6.7%
Apr 2023	-2.0%
Jan 2023	-9.9%
Oct 2022	-10.8%
Jul 2022	1.9%
Apr 2022	-7.8%
Jan 2022	-3.0%
Oct 2021	1.4%
Jul 2021	-6.0%
Apr 2021	18.5%
Jan 2021	4.5%
Oct 2020	1.8%
Jul 2020	3.3%
Apr 2020	-12.4%
Jan 2020	-1.8%
Oct 2019	1.3%
Jul 2019	0.2%
Apr 2019	-0.4%
Oct 2018	0.0%
Jul 2018	-0.9%
Apr 2018	1.4%
Jan 2018	2.8%
Oct 2017	1.6%
Jul 2017	-0.3%
Jan 2017	0.5%
Oct 2016	0.7%
Jul 2016	4.4%
Apr 2016	5.5%

About this indicator

Source

Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ)

Frequency

Quarterly

Release

About 6-7 weeks after the quarter ends, within the 'Business financial data' release (10:45 NZ time)

What it is

Manufacturing sales (the Economic Survey of Manufacturing) measure sales revenue of New Zealand's manufacturing sector across all industries (dairy, meat, wood, metal, chemicals, textiles and more). Stats NZ publishes them in volume (deflated) and seasonally adjusted.

How it's calculated

Stats NZ surveys manufacturing firms each quarter on their sales (operating income), purchases and stocks, and publishes the 'All manufacturing' total, deflated and seasonally adjusted, with quarterly and year-on-year changes.

Market implications

A rise in manufacturing sales volume signals strength in industry and in both domestic and export demand; a fall points to a weakening manufacturing cycle. It feeds the quarterly GDP estimate and is therefore watched ahead of Reserve Bank (RBNZ) policy.

Limitations

It is a quarterly survey with frequent revisions; the 'All manufacturing' aggregate is heavily influenced by the dairy and meat sub-sectors, which are seasonal and dependent on international prices, adding volatility to the figure.