Economic reports archive.
NZ Local Knowledge
After a couple of lacklustre months, activity indicators perked up in July with...
Industry Insights: Māori in the NZ Economy
Māori are facing a period of incredible opportunity for economic growth...
Concrete horizon
The construction sector has been a key driver of New Zealand’s GDP and...
NZ Building work put in place June quarter 2016
Total building work put in place rose very strongly again in June, up 5.5% on March...
Places to go, people to house
Our latest quarterly Regional Roundup report highlighted that New Zealand...
A strong performance
A 19% lift in whole milk powder prices in the most recent GDT auction was welcome...
Regional Roundup
New Zealand continues to enjoy a relatively buoyant period of economic growth overall...
June quarter 2016 HLFS review
The unemployment rate fell to 5.1% in the June quarter. However, the...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Dairy prices posted another solid performance in last night’s...
Inflation tailing the pack
Last week the Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate to a new record low of 2% and...
NZ retail sales, June quarter 2016
Retail spending surged in the June quarter with gains spread across sectors and...
RBNZ August Monetary Policy Statement review
The Reserve Bank reduced the Official Cash Rate by 25bps to a record low of 2%...