Key facts: For all business financial data (BFD) industries, in the June 2023 quarter compared with the June 2022 quarter: • sales were $191 billion, up $6.2 billion (3.4 percent) • purchases were $134 billion, up $2.9 billion (2.2 percent) • salaries and wages were $31 billion, up $2.4 billion (8.7 percent) • operating profit was $27 billion, up $866 million (3.3 percent). When adjusting for seasonal effects, in the June 2023 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter: • sales in 9 of the 14 New Zealand Standard Industrial Output Classification (NZSIOC) level 1 industries increased • construction (up $1.4 ... (full story)