Economic reports archive.

Political drama and mixed data

While much of the focus remains on developments offshore, over the past week market...

17 Aug 2026 Weekly Commentary

New Zealand’s aged residential care sector is being driven by population ageing and...

14 Aug 2026 Research papers

After trending sideways for most of this year, spending levels took a step higher...

11 Aug 2026 Economic data and RBNZ

The economy appears to have weathered the Iran war fairly well but has not...

10 Aug 2026 Weekly Commentary

The June quarter surveys pointed to soft labour market conditions overall...

05 Aug 2026 Economic data and RBNZ

The indications are that the New Zealand economy has held its ground through...

03 Aug 2026 Weekly Commentary

The twist and turns associated with the conflict in the Middle East is increasing...

31 Jul 2026 Agri

We expect the unemployment rate to tick up to 5.4% for the June quarter...

29 Jul 2026 Economic data and RBNZ

Inflation in New Zealand has risen to a two-year high, boosted by large increases...

27 Jul 2026 Weekly Commentary

New Zealand consumer prices rose 1.5% in the June quarter. That saw the annual...

22 Jul 2026 Economic data and RBNZ

Following this month’s RBNZ meeting, which resulted in the first OCR hike in three years...

20 Jul 2026 Weekly Commentary

With the war in the Middle East pushing oil prices sharply, consumer price...

17 Jul 2026 Economic data and RBNZ