Economic reports archive.
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
The Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence Index rose...
Curtain Raiser: RBNZ OCR Review, March 2018
As expected, the Reserve Bank left the OCR unchanged at 1.75%, and continued to...
Fortnightly Agri Update
There has been growing awareness of the rise of synthetic and alternative proteins...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has retraced its post-election drop, and is back around...
Few surprises
Slower GDP growth was confirmed by last week’s data as the economy shifted...
RBNZ OCR preview, March 2018
Acting Governor Spencer’s last OCR decision is likely to be a low-key affair, with no real...
NZ Q4 GDP review – Subdued growth persists
December quarter GDP grew by 0.6%, in line with our forecast. We expect growth to...
NZ current account, Q4 2017 – Well contained
The current account deficit widened in the year to December, but remains at levels...
Late fade
This week sees the release of the December quarter national accounts, the last...
NZ Q4 GDP and BoP preview – Late fade
The New Zealand economy’s momentum appears to have eased over the course of...
NZ building work put in place, December quarter 2017
Construction activity picked up in the December quarter, rising by 1.4%. That...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Another week and another twitter tirade from US President Donald Trump...