Economic reports archive.
NZ Local Knowledge
Activity indicators were disappointing in August, with the number of rises only...
Industry Insights: Healthcare & Social Support Services
The healthcare and social support services sector is growing rapidly...
Fortnightly Agri Update
As lambing finishes around the country, we take a look at some of the factors...
NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, September 2016
Business confidence strengthened in the September quarter to its highest level...
A spring in their step
We’ve released our surveys of confidence in conjunction with McDermott Miller in the...
Retail spending by region: From Cape Reinga to Bluff
Retail spending in the New Zealand economy has been growing at a solid pace...
Sticking to the script
The RBNZ left the OCR on hold at its September review, but continued to signal...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
Employment confidence showed a marked improvement in September...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence – whether residents believe their local economy will...
RBNZ OCR review, September 2016
The RBNZ left the OCR unchanged at 2% as was widely expected. Much of the language...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Dairy prices took their foot off the accelerator in last night’s...
Smooth sailing
June quarter GDP data confirmed that the NZ economy remains on a firm footing...