Economic reports archive.
NZ Consumer Price Index preview, Q1 2014
We expect a 0.4% rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the March quarter...
NZ Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, Q1 2014
The March Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion showed that firms remain at their...
Don’t cry over slipped milk
A steep fall in world dairy prices at auction last week sparked a flurry...
Fortnightly Agri Update
There was another sizable fall in dairy prices in last night’s GDT auction. Prices fell 8.9%...
Everyone can play
Last week’s data has emphasised one of the important themes in the NZ...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
New Zealanders’ employment confidence rose in March to its highest level since the...
Where should we build now?
The rate of construction activity in Auckland remains far too low relative to...
Consumers in the passenger seat
New Zealand’s economic performance over 2013 leaves it well positioned to achieve...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Economic confidence in Canterbury remains the highest in the country...
NZ GDP review, Q4 2013
GDP rose by 0.9% in the December 2013 quarter, in line with market expectations...
NZ current account review, Q4 2013
New Zealand’s current account deficit narrowed from 4.1% to 3.4% of GDP in the...
Fortnightly Agri Update
After sitting on the sidelines for the last 3 years, the Reserve Bank entered the fray...