Economic reports archive.
Onwards and upwards
Recent developments – a slowly strengthening New Zealand labour market...
NZ labour market review, Q4 2013
The labour market continued to strengthen in the December 2013 quarter, with the...
Fortnightly Agri Update
High prices for New Zealand’s commodity exports, in particular dairy, have become...
Playing in the V
All eyes were firmly on the Reserve Bank’s January OCR Review last week...
NZ labour market preview, Q4 2013
Labour market indicators suggest there was a further modest improvement in the...
RBNZ OCR Review
The RBNZ left the OCR on hold at 2.5%, and gave a clear signal that the OCR is likely...
Curtain raiser
The recent run of strong economic data has solidified the case for higher interest...
Preview of RBNZ OCR Review
The economic situation warrants hiking the OCR this year. The remaining question...
Fortnightly Agri Update
The dairy sector was the undoubted headline act of 2013. And like Meryl Streep...
NZ Consumer Price Index review, Q4 2013
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% in the December quarter, against forecasts...
Home Truths
There is now no doubt about it. New Zealand’s housing market is slowing...
No smoking gun
The evidence continues to pile up that the economy is now steaming ahead...