Economic reports archive.

NZ CPI preview, Q1 2018 – Down a bit

We expect a modest 0.5% rise in consumer prices for the March quarter...

16 Apr 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Recent updates on business sector conditions indicate that the economy is...

16 Apr 2018 Weekly Commentary

Auckland needs around a decade of strong building activity to address its housing...

13 Apr 2018 Research papers

The new Labour-led Government plans to increase the minimum wage to $20 an hour...

12 Apr 2018 Research papers

NZ business sentiment improved a touch in Q1, but remains below pre-election...

10 Apr 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Last week was relatively quiet on the NZ data calendar. Broad-based strength in NZ...

09 Apr 2018 Weekly Commentary

Last week, New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) announced a plan...

04 Apr 2018 Agri

The Reserve Bank’s new Policy Targets Agreement (PTA) reflects the...

03 Apr 2018 Weekly Commentary

The Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index rose two points...

29 Mar 2018 Confidence surveys

Chief Economist Dominick Stephens recently returned from a two week tour of Europe...

27 Mar 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Today we finally received details on the new Government’s intended changes to the...

26 Mar 2018 Economic data and RBNZ, Research papers

This week marks the start of a new era at the Reserve Bank. Along with a change...

26 Mar 2018 Weekly Commentary