Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence has lost altitude and now sits at a below average level...

19 Mar 2019 Confidence surveys

Slow GDP growth expected

This week we should get confirmation of the slowdown in growth in the second half...

18 Mar 2019 Weekly Commentary

NZ Q4 GDP and BoP preview – Not a good look

We expect another weak GDP print and a further widening of the current account...

13 Mar 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

New Zealand house price inflation did accelerate over the New Year period...

13 Mar 2019 Housing

A narrowing gap

Economic activity in the central and southern parts of the North Island and the...

11 Mar 2019 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

The UK is due to leave the European Union in just 23 days. Yet just what will happen...

06 Mar 2019 Agri

Regional Roundup

Economic activity in the southern portions of each island remains very strong, but in...

05 Mar 2019 Regional Roundup

Ups and downs

The recent data for New Zealand has taken on a distinctly mixed complexion. But at...

04 Mar 2019 Weekly Commentary

NZ retail sales, December quarter 2018

Retail spending was stronger than expected in the December quarter, supported by...

25 Feb 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Extraordinarily ordinary

The drivers of demand in the New Zealand economy are shifting. While a temporary...

25 Feb 2019 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy prices edged a little higher in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, rising...

20 Feb 2019 Agri

Economic Overview: Extraordinarily ordinary

Right now the New Zealand economy is in an extraordinarily ordinary position...

19 Feb 2019 Economic Overview