Economic reports archive.
NZ CPI preview, June quarter 2017 - Back down below
We expect a 0.1% rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the June quarter, which...
Charting our own course
One of the big questions that economies around the globe are wrestling with...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Market opinion about where the world’s central banks are heading has been...
Building foundations
This week we take a deeper dive than usual into the building consents data...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
New Zealand workers have become more upbeat about the state of the labour...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence improved in most parts of New Zealand in the...
No surprises
The RBNZ keep the Official Cash Rate on hold last week, and we expect it will...
RBNZ OCR review, June 2017 – A statement of neutrality
The Reserve Bank left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 1.75%, and reiterated...
Fortnightly Agri Update
We continue to see strength in the market for lamb. This has been underpinned...
Coming up short again
The New Zealand economy grew by 0.5% in the March quarter, which was softer...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
June saw widespread gains in consumer confidence...
RBNZ OCR preview, June 2017 – Firmly, firmly neutral
We expect the Reserve Bank to hold the OCR at 1.75% next week and to maintain...