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Economic reports archive.
Regional Roundup
New Zealand’s economic slowdown over the past couple of years has been due to...
Hinting Strongly – the RBNZ’s June OCR Review
The RBNZ kept the OCR on hold at 1.5%. However, it said that a lower OCR “may be...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
The Employment Confidence Index rose modestly in the June quarter...
Another step down
New Zealand’s economic growth has slowed in the last year, which we put down...
Preview of June 2019 OCR Review
We expect the RBNZ to leave the OCR on hold next week. The RBNZ will probably...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence deteriorated for the second consecutive quarter...
NZ Q1 GDP review – Slow but steady
GDP rose by 0.6% in the March quarter, in line with market forecasts. There were...
NZ current account, Q1 2019 – Deficit in check
New Zealand’s current account deficit narrowed from 3.8% to 3.6% of GDP...
NZ Dairy Update
Dairy prices fell 3.8% in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction. That was the...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Households remain downbeat about the economic outlook, with consumer...
How are we tracking?
The New Zealand economy has lost some steam with softness in both the...
Why we expect New Zealand house prices to rise
The New Zealand housing market has cooled recently. Prices are falling in Auckland...