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ANZ New Zealand Survey: Business Confidence Falls to 2-Yr Low

     SYDNEY (MNI) - From ANZ bank's New Zealand business outlook for September
published Tuesday:
                          September  August
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Business Confidence             0.0    18.3
Activity Outlook               29.6    38.2
Exports                        24.5    26.8
Investment Intentions          13.2    22.8
Employment Intentions          15.1    17.1
Interest rates                 41.6    39.9
Pricing Intentions             21.1    20.5
Inflation Expectations        1.98%   1.88%
Ease of Credit                -26.2   -23.3
Residential Construction       17.6    36.4
Commercial Construction        17.7    28.6
--MNI Sydney Bureau; tel: +61 2-9716-5467; email: sophia.rodrigues@marketnews.com
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