Fortnightly Agri Update

Export commodity prices have started 2018 on a firm footing thanks in part to the...

07 Feb 2018 Agri

Great moderation

Last week was fairly quiet, but the week ahead will be huge with a labour market...

05 Feb 2018 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market preview, Q4 2017 – Unemployment declining

We expect a further drop in the unemployment rate to a nine-year low of...

02 Feb 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Preview of the February 2018 Monetary Policy Statement

The past year has been one of unprecedented consistency from the RBNZ...

01 Feb 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Industry Insight: International Education

This report focuses on the international education industry, which is concerned...

01 Feb 2018 Research papers, Industry

Dollar up, inflation down

With inflation surprising to the downside, we continue to expect that OCR hikes...

30 Jan 2018 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI review Q4 2017

Consumer prices rose just 0.1% in the December quarter, with widespread...

25 Jan 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Unhappy new year

Firms have taken a dimmer view of the economy’s prospects in the early part...

22 Jan 2018 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Economic confidence rose in six regions in the December quarter...

19 Jan 2018 Confidence surveys

NZ CPI preview, Q4 2017

We expect a 0.4% rise in the December quarter CPI, led by higher prices...

17 Jan 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, December quarter 2017

Business confidence fell in the December quarter. Some of the decline is likely...

16 Jan 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

The Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index rose 0.1 points...

16 Jan 2018 Confidence surveys