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Q1 Current account review
The current account deficit narrowed by 0.2 percentage points to 4.8% of GDP in...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Both farm prices and sales showed signs of life in May. For the three months to May...
Things left unsaid
On the face of it, last week’s Monetary Policy Statement seemed to be a straightforward...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
New Zealand households are back in spending mode...
Q1 GDP and current account preview
We estimate that GDP rose 0.5% in the March quarter, following a 1.5% bounce...
RBNZ MPS Review June 2013
Today’s Monetary Policy Statement reiterated that the OCR is likely to remain...
Home Truths
House sales fell 5% in May, seasonally adjusted. This was the most substantial...
Guns on safety, cannons moving in to place
The Canterbury rebuild is off to the races, while the rest of the economy is not...
Hair of the dog
New Zealand consumers have had a long hangover. After 2008, saving rates rose...
RBNZ MPS Preview June 2013
Monetary policy has been in a bind for some time, trapped between rising...
NZ Building Work Q1 2013
Building work put in place rose a stunning 5.8% by volume in the March quarter...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Welcome to the Fortnightly Agri Update, Westpac Economics’ new Agri sector...