Economic reports archive.
NZ Terms of Trade, Q2 2014
The terms of trade rose by 0.3% in the June quarter, against expectations for a decline...
Bits and bobs
The early part of last week was dominated by news from offshore. At a major central...
Overcooked
The events of the last week reinforced the message that conditions for the...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Dairy prices showed signs of stabilisation in last night’s GDT auction. The headline...
Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update Review
Treasury’s latest update of its fiscal and economic forecasts contained few...
Taking a breather
Last week we released our latest Quarterly Economic Outlook. If you haven’t seen...
NZ Retail sales review, Q2 2014
Retail sales picked up the pace again in the June quarter, rising 1.2%. The rebound was...
Home Truths
This month Home Truths recaps why we expect the housing market to stage a brief...
Economic Overview: Taking a breather
Over the past few months just about everything relevant to the New Zealand...
Past the sweet spot
Last week’s labour market data raised fresh doubts about the economy’s capacity...
NZ Local Knowledge
The balance of our indicators was a touch stronger in June compared to May...
NZ labour market review, Q2 2014
The unemployment rate fell from 5.9% to 5.6% in the June quarter, its lowest in over...