New Zealand posted a merchandise trade surplus of NZ$594 million in February, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.That beat expectations for a surplus of NZ$550 million following the NZ$340 million deficit in January.Exports were up 4.5 percent on year to NZ$4.90 billion - matching expectations and up from NZ$4.73 billion in the previous month.The leading contributor to the rise was exports o...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.