Economic reports archive.

Caught on the hop

China is leading a global growth recovery. The speed of the recovery has surprised...

02 Feb 2021 Weekly Commentary

We expect the unemployment rate to rise to 5.6% in the December quarter...

29 Jan 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

With the economy weathering the Covid storm and the housing market hot, we have...

25 Jan 2021 Weekly Commentary

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose 0.5% in the December quarter, a much stronger...

22 Jan 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

We now expect the OCR to remain on hold for the foreseeable future (previously we...

21 Jan 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

The Employment Confidence Index saw a strong increase in the December quarter...

21 Jan 2021 Confidence surveys

We lift our 2020/21 farmgate milk price forecast by 50 cents to $7.50/kg...

20 Jan 2021 Agri

We expect consumer prices to be flat for the December quarter, which would see the...

18 Jan 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

The New Zealand economy has started 2021 on firm footing. GDP has retraced its...

18 Jan 2021 Weekly Commentary

New Zealand has started an economic recovery following a series of lockdowns...

14 Jan 2021 Regional Roundup

As 2020 draws to a close, the New Zealand economy has rebounded by more than...

21 Dec 2020 Weekly Commentary

After a stellar 2019, 2020 has been more challenging for meat markets. However...

21 Dec 2020 Agri