Is the manufacturing crisis manufactured?

Labour, Greens, NZ First and Mana have their faux inquiry into the β€œmanufacturing crisis”. It seems someone may have forgotten to tell the manufacturers.

Rob Hosking reports at :

Manufacturing improvement dominates job market

And in the story:

On an annual basis, average ordinary time hourly earnings rose 2.6% for the year, with the largest increase in manufacturing, up 2.9%, while retail rose 2.7%.

And:

On a weekly basis, the income improvement is even more pronounced. Average ordinary time weekly earnings rose 2.9% for the year, or about $29 a week.

Manufacturing ordinary time weekly earnings rose 4.1% for the year.

How inconvenient for the crisis.

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