Economic reports archive.
Keep it simple
Last week’s Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) was more focused than usual on...
Home Truths
There has been a decidedly mixed tenor to housing market data recently...
Notes from Dominick Stephens' tour of Europe
I recently returned from two weeks visiting customers in the United Kingdom and...
Keep it simple - RBNZ MPS review
The Reserve Bank left the OCR unchanged at 3.50% and signalled that it has no...
NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q4 2014
We estimate that GDP rose by 0.7% in the December quarter, led by continued...
RBNZ taking centre stage
It’s all eyes on the RBNZ right now. The past week saw the release of their latest...
NZ Local Knowledge
The balance of indicators remained very strong over the three months to December...
March 2015 Monetary Policy Statement preview
The RBNZ is expected to keep the OCR on hold next week, and the accompanying...
NZ building activity survey, Q4 2014
Building work put in place rose 0.3% in the December quarter, capping off a 17%...
Fortnightly Agri Update
The dry conditions over much of New Zealand will have a significant impact...
NZ Terms of Trade, Q4 2014
The terms of trade fell by 1.9% in the December quarter, in line with our forecast...
A tight squeeze
While second-tier for markets, last week’s local economic news further...