Monday, May 14, 2007

Kiwi Strength Proves Bane for New Zealand's Manufacturers, Jobs, Exports

(Bloomberg) -- For New Zealand, having the strongest currency in the world may be too much of a good thing.

The kiwi's record appreciation since it began trading in the foreign exchange market in 1985 has prompted Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd. to shift production of washing machines and driers to Thailand. Click Clack Ltd., which makes airtight food containers and brushes, is moving a tool design factory to China. Sanford Ltd., the country's largest publicly traded fishing company, said the strength of the currency is ``decimating'' earnings.


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