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Business financial data: September 2023 quarter
Key facts: For all business financial data (BFD) industries, in the September 2023 quarter compared with the September 2022 quarter: sales were $191 billion, up $2.8 billion (1.5 percent) purchases were $134 billion, down $997 million (0.7 percent) salaries and wages were $31 billion, up $2.2 billion (7.6 percent) operating profit was $26 billion, up $1.7 billion (6.9 percent). When adjusting for seasonal effects, in the September 2023 quarter compared with the June 2023 quarter: sales in 11 of the 14 New Zealand Standard Industrial Output Classification (NZSIOC) level 1 industries increased manufacturing (down $920 ... (full story)