Winding down for Christmas

As 2015 draws to a close we take a look at where the economy is currently sitting...

21 Dec 2015 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

After falling through much of this year, consumer confidence has picked up...

21 Dec 2015 Confidence surveys

GDP Review December 2015

GDP grew by 0.9% in the September quarter, in line with our forecast and slightly...

17 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ current account review, Q3 2015

The current account deficit narrowed to 3.3% of GDP in the year to September...

16 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Sheep and beef farmers haven’t experienced the same degree of discomfort as their...

16 Dec 2015 Agri

NZ Half Year Fiscal an Economic Update

Treasury’s weaker activity forecasts have put a dent in tax revenue. Consequently, the...

15 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Industry Insights: Retail

This report summarises the recent performance of the Retail sector...

15 Dec 2015 Industry

One step closer

Last week the Reserve Bank delivered the expected cut to the Official Cash Rate...

14 Dec 2015 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

After the latest round of housing market data, we can finally close the file on what is...

14 Dec 2015 Housing

RBNZ MPS review, December 2015

The Reserve Bank reduced the Official Cash Rate by 25bp to 2.50% as expected. The...

10 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q3 2015

We estimate that GDP rose by 0.9% in the September quarter, as partial payback...

09 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

What’s been happening to retail prices?

Since 2010 the average price of goods that New Zealanders purchase in retail stores...

08 Dec 2015 Research papers