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Economic reports archive.
Swings and roundabouts
Last week’s soft dairy auction result, and a monster March quarter for the...
RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement Preview
We expect the RBNZ to hike the OCR by 25 basis points next week, and to...
NZ building activity survey, Q1 2014
Building work put in place rose 16% in the March quarter, well ahead of our...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Last week’s big news was Fonterra’s announcement of its opening payout...
NZ Terms of Trade, Q1 2014
The terms of trade rose further in the March quarter, to reach its highest level in more...
Off the boil, but still hot
While the New Zealand economy started the year at a rolling boil, it now appears to...
Taking a second look
A couple of weeks ago the high exchange rate and weak inflation pressure lead us...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Last week the Reserve Bank published its biannual Financial Stability Report (FSR)...
The nature of democracy
Recent developments have allayed some of our concerns that the private sector...
First Impressions Budget 2014
The highlight of Budget 2014 was a notable increase in the spending allowance...
New Zealand Government Budget 2014
The Government has decided to increase future spending allowances, without any...
NZ retail sales, Q1 2014
Retail sales growth slowed in the March quarter, rising 0.7%. This was a bit softer...