Economic reports archive.
Data maintains softer tone
Last week was a relatively quiet one as far as local data and events were concerned…
NZ Dairy Update
Dairy auction prices fell overnight. By product, the result was more mixed…
Economic Overview Special topic: Tourism
Overseas visitor arrivals remain below pre-pandemic levels but are providing…
Economic Overview Special topic: Migration
Over the past year migrants have arrived in New Zealand in record numbers…
Economic Overview Special topic: Artificial Intelligence
Firms that embed Artificial Intelligence (AI) will generate productivity and…
Jobs data locks in RBNZ pause
Last week we published our latest quarterly Economic Overview. The broad outlook…
NZ labour market review, Q3 2023
The labour market unambiguously weakened in the September quarter...
Wage growth peaking as unemployment rises?
While recent softer-than-expected CPI data has probably taken the prospect of a...
Hawks, doves, and kiwis
The RBNZ has had a tough balancing act to manage in recent months…
Watching, worrying, and still waiting
We no longer expect the RBNZ to increase the OCR at its November policy meeting…
NZ labour market preview, Q3 2023
While still positive, jobs growth appears to have slowed in recent months…
NZ Dairy Update
We have shifted our 2023/24 milk price forecast up to $7.25/kg…