Economic reports archive.
Home Truths
Housing data from the month of May suggested that Auckland house price...
RBNZ MPS, June 2015
The Reserve Bank surprised the market by cutting the Official Cash Rate by...
NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q1 2015
We estimate that GDP rose by 0.6% in the March quarter, a slower pace than...
Not so fast
Developments over the past week or two have served to increase the odds of OCR...
Not so fast – a final word before next week's RBNZ MPS
We remain firmly of the view that the RBNZ will leave the OCR on hold next week...
NZ Local Knowledge
The indicators were positive on balance in April, though they were more mixed...
Q1 Building work put in place
Construction activity rose 1.0% in the March quarter, following a 0.3% rise in...
Fortnightly Agri Update
World dairy prices remained under pressure in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction...
NZ Terms of Trade review, Q1 2015
The terms of trade rose by 1.5% in the March quarter, similar to market forecasts...
Hold your horses
Markets are abuzz with the possibility that the RBNZ could cut the OCR at its...
Hold your horses - Outlook for the NZ OCR
A June cut in the OCR seems unlikely. Cuts later in the year are a very close call...
What’s been happening with inflation expectations?
The RBNZ’s has highlighted the importance of inflation expectations for upcoming...