Economic reports archive.

Two steps forward, one step back

The lopsided nature of New Zealand’s economic recovery was on full display in...

22 Mar 2021 Weekly Commentary

GDP fell by 1% in the December quarter, giving back some of the previous bounce...

18 Mar 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

Dairy auction prices moderated overnight, after the whopping gains a fortnight ago...

17 Mar 2021 Agri

After rebounding sharply post the Covid lockdown, the tourist-less summer has...

15 Mar 2021 Weekly Commentary

We expect a 0.3% drop in GDP for the December quarter, after a 14% lift in...

11 Mar 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

While the tourism and hospitality sectors continue to struggle with the closure of...

08 Mar 2021 Weekly Commentary

We lift our 2020/21 farmgate milk price forecast by 40 cents to $7.90/kg...

03 Mar 2021 Agri

House prices are now rising more rapidly than in 2003, and the boom has a way to...

03 Mar 2021 Housing

The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) hogged local economic headlines last week. First up...

01 Mar 2021 Weekly Commentary

The Finance Minister has made changes to the role that the housing market will play...

25 Feb 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

As expected, the RBNZ left all monetary policy settings unchanged today...

24 Feb 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

New Zealand has managed to escape with just a brief period of lockdown to deal...

22 Feb 2021 Weekly Commentary