Economic reports archive.

Work shift

Last week’s labour market data showed that the jobs market continued to strengthen...

08 May 2017 Weekly Commentary

We expect the Reserve Bank to hold the OCR at 1.75% next week, but with a stronger...

05 May 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

The unemployment rate fell to 4.9% in the March quarter, a lower level than...

03 May 2017 Agri

With lamb processing in full swing across the country, we take a look at developments...

03 May 2017 Agri

In our February Economic Overview we noted that many aspects of government policy...

01 May 2017 Weekly Commentary

We expect to see continuing employment growth in March, underpinned by firm...

27 Apr 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

There has been a marked turnaround in New Zealand’s inflation environment...

24 Apr 2017 Weekly Commentary

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.0% in the March quarter, lifting the annual...

20 Apr 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Dairy prices rose further in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the overall...

19 Apr 2017 Agri

The inflation story in New Zealand has reached a new chapter. For several years...

18 Apr 2017 Weekly Commentary

We expect a 0.8% rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the March quarter...

13 Apr 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Our Local Knowledge activity indicators put in a lacklustre performance in February...

10 Apr 2017 Economic data and RBNZ