Economic reports archive.
NZ GDP preview, Q3 2024
We expect a 0.4% fall in GDP for the September 2024 quarter, continuing the…
Westpac’s GDP tracker for New Zealand
This paper introduces our model for producing updated GDP forecasts in...
NZ Agri Bites
Dairy prices are leading the charge. We have raised our farmgate milk…
Preview of Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update and Budget Policy Statement
On 17 December the Government will provide an update on the state…
Commercial property in focus
Since peaking in 2021, the value of commercial property assets in New Zealand…
Frontloading
The RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bps in November to 4.25%, as was widely…
Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, November 2024
The RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bps to 4.25% at its final policy…
Chief Economist travel notes UK and Europe, Nov 2024
I travelled to have discussions with key foreign clients from…
Westpac RBNZ Pulse Client Survey
There is a strong view among our customers towards a…
RBNZ to take another large step towards neutral
It was a relatively quiet week for economic data in New Zealand…
NZ Dairy Update
We have increased our farmgate milk price forecast for this season…
Activity stabilising, inflation contained
The latest updates on activity have left us with a picture of mixed economic…