Economic reports archive.
Kiwi economy moves out of recession
The past week saw a relatively heavy data flow in New Zealand…
NZ GDP review, Q4 2024
The New Zealand economy grew by 0.7% in the December quarter…
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has taken a step down in the early part of the year…
Goodbye to 2024, and good riddance
This week brings the last major economic data release relating to 2024…
Retail Spending Pulse
Retail spending is starting to pick up again, but the recovery remains…
NZ GDP preview, Q4 2024
We expect a 0.5% rise in GDP for the December 2024 quarter, following sharp…
A change at the top at the RBNZ
This week Adrian Orr announced that he is stepping down…
On firmer footing
The latest updates on the New Zealand economy have been encouraging…
NZ Agri Bites
Our outlook for soft commodity prices is little changed from last month…
RBNZ delivers no surprises
The focus for New Zealand financial markets last week was the outcome…
Review of RBNZ February 2025 Monetary Policy Statement
As widely anticipated, the RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bps to 3.75%...
A sustainable marine sector - Why New Zealand needs to transition to a blue economy
The marine economy refers to activities within and across sub-sectors…