Economic reports archive.
Running to stand still
The New Zealand economy put in a reasonable performance over the second...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence nudged down in the early part of 2016 as households...
NZ current account review, Q4 2015
The current account deficit narrowed to 3.1% of GDP in the year to December, the lowest...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Dairy prices slid further in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction. The headline...
NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q4 2015
We estimate that GDP rose by 0.7% in the December quarter, led by manufacturing...
RBNZ MPS Review, March 2016
The Reserve Bank reduced the Official Cash Rate by 25bp to 2.25%. This fulfils our...
NZ Local Knowledge
The domestic economy has had a fairly middling start to the year, with our...
Step by step
Since July last year we’ve highlighted the need for the Official Cash Rate to fall...
Building work put in place, December quarter 2015
Total building work put in place rose 2.5% in the December quarter, far stronger...
RBNZ MPS preview, March 2016
We expect next week’s Monetary Policy Statement to project a lower path for...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Dairy prices bounced 1.4% higher in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...
Industry Insights: Tourism, hospitality and recreation
Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation faces unprecedented opportunities and...