Economic reports archive.

Change of RBNZ call

We have changed our OCR call in response to the high exchange rate...

08 May 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Employment rose sharply again in the March 2014 quarter, with an equally sharp rise...

07 May 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Dairy prices eased a little further overnight, with the headline GDT index down 1.1%...

07 May 2014 Agri

New Zealanders go to the polls in 2014 and with the election now a little...

05 May 2014 Weekly Commentary

This Credit Check takes a look at how the RBNZ’s high-LVR lending restrictions...

01 May 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Various labour market indicators point to further steady improvement over the...

01 May 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Labour proposes widening the RBNZ’s mandate to include external balances...

29 Apr 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Last week the Reserve Bank increased the OCR a second time to 3.00%...

28 Apr 2014 Weekly Commentary

As expected the RBNZ hiked the OCR from 2.75% to 3.00%. The commentary was a...

24 Apr 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Heading into the countdown to the RBNZ’s OCR Review, last week delivered a...

22 Apr 2014 Weekly Commentary

We expect the Reserve Bank will increase the OCR to 3% when it reviews the...

17 Apr 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% in the March quarter, falling short of...

16 Apr 2014 Economic data and RBNZ