Economic reports archive.
Rain and shine
Our latest quarterly Economic Overview, “Tug-of-war”, reflects the diverse range of...
Home Truths
The New Zealand housing market powered to a fresh set of highs in March...
Still on the fence
The Reserve Bank is sitting on the fence. It reiterated as much in last week’s...
Official cash rate review
As expected, the RBNZ repeated its “on hold” OCR stance. The RBNZ is caught...
Goldilocks in the rain
New Zealand’s combination of strong economic growth and low inflation...
Official cash rate preview
We expect the RBNZ to maintain its “firmly on hold” stance for the OCR. But the risks...
Fortnightly Dairy Update
Dairy prices consolidated at record levels in Tuesday night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...
Drought, Chinese Mums, and the price of milk
Fonterra has gradually cornered the fast growing Chinese whole milk powder market...
Unstoppable force versus immovable object
New Zealand monetary policy seems stuck between an unstoppable force and an...
Q1 Consumer Price Index preview
We estimate that consumer prices rose 0.4% in the March quarter, leaving annual...
Q1 NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion
The March Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion confirmed that the New Zealand...
A drought like no other
Last week we noted that the total impact of the recent drought on the economy...