Economic reports archive.
Stepping up to the plate, still swinging hard
The RBNZ steps up to the plate this week, with the Official Cash Rate up for review…
Preview of RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, July 2022
We expect the Reserve Bank to raise the Official Cash Rate by another…
Taking stock of housing
RBNZ Chief Economist Paul Conway delivered a speech last week on the…
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence remained down in the dumps over the June quarter…
Consumer confidence plummets to lowest level on record
Consumer confidence has plummeted, as household budgets have been squeezed by…
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
The Employment Confidence Index fell 5 points to 108.5 in June, giving back…
NZ Dairy Update
Dairy auction prices dipped a touch overnight. Despite the fall, prices remain…
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has fallen sharply in recent months as household budgets…
That’s not a recession…
Covid disruptions featured heavily in New Zealand’s March quarter GDP figures…
Regional Roundup
Nationwide economic growth is set to soften in the year ahead, although impacts will differ by region…
NZ GDP review, Q1 2022
GDP dipped by 0.2% in the March quarter, close to our forecast of a flat result…
Dairy’s back on the horse
After a period of weakness, global dairy prices got back on the horse last week...