Economic reports archive.
NZ Agri Bites
While we continue to see prices lift across most commodities…
Gaining ground
With some big economic news in recent weeks, we’ve updated…
Forecast update, April 2025
Activity in the final quarter of last year was slightly firmer than expected…
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
Employment confidence fell by 3.3 points to 88.3 in the March quarter…
Kiwi economy moves out of recession
The past week saw a relatively heavy data flow in New Zealand…
NZ GDP review, Q4 2024
The New Zealand economy grew by 0.7% in the December quarter…
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has taken a step down in the early part of the year…
Goodbye to 2024, and good riddance
This week brings the last major economic data release relating to 2024…
Retail Spending Pulse
Retail spending is starting to pick up again, but the recovery remains…
NZ GDP preview, Q4 2024
We expect a 0.5% rise in GDP for the December 2024 quarter, following sharp…
A change at the top at the RBNZ
This week Adrian Orr announced that he is stepping down…
On firmer footing
The latest updates on the New Zealand economy have been encouraging…