Economic reports archive.
Preview of RBNZ August 2025 Monetary Policy Statement
We expect the RBNZ to cut the OCR by 25bp to 3%. We don’t expect a significant...
Labour market remains soft, but no surprises.
The June quarter labour market surveys showed that conditions remain tough…
Hawks, doves, and kiwis
The winter of discontent has descended on the New Zealand economy…
Key labour market reports loom
For the most part Kiwi financial markets remained subdued last week…
NZ Agri Bites
Our farmgate milk payout forecast of $10.00/kg season assumes dairy…
NZ labour market preview, Q2 2025
We expect the unemployment rate to rise from 5.1% to 5.3% for the…
Inflation’s contained, but not soft.
Inflation in New Zealand is pushing higher again and will threaten the top…
Housing market update July 2025
House prices have been heading sideways to slightly higher in 2025…
New Zealand June quarter 2025 inflation chart pack
A closer look at recent inflation developments in New Zealand and...
Economy patchy; attention turns to the CPI.
Last week brought the release of several second-tier domestic indicators…
NZ CPI preview, Q2 2025
We estimate that New Zealand consumer prices rose by 0.6% in the June quarter…
Pausing for breath
As expected, the RBNZ left the Official Cash Rate on hold at 3.25% at its…