WELLINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - New Zealand's gross domestic product rose a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent in the third quarter, led by service industries and manufacturing, official data showed on Thursday. It rose a seasonally adjusted 2.3 percent on the year.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast production-based growth of 0.8 percent for the quarter. They expected it to be 2.3 percent higher than a year ago.