Economic reports archive.
NZ Q4 labour market preview
We’re expecting to see further growth in employment in December on the back...
And we’re back
For our first issue of the year, we’ll recap what we see as the key themes for the...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
New Zealanders have become increasingly optimistic about the state of the labour...
NZ Consumer Price Index preview, Q4 2016
We expect a 0.2% rise in the Consumer Price Index for the December 2016 quarter...
Fortnightly Agri Update
It’s been a lacklustre start to the year for dairy prices, after last year’s remarkable...
NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, December quarter 2016
After a strong rise in September, business confidence and firms’ expectations for...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence rose sharply in most parts of New Zealand in the...
Happy New Year!
We hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable break and wish you all the best for 2017...
It’s a wrap
This is our final weekly commentary for 2016. And what a year it has been...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Households are feeling jolly, with consumer confidence rising for a second quarter...
Wind in the sails - NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q3 2016
We estimate that GDP rose 0.8% in the September quarter, holding annual growth...
Home Truths
There’s been growing discussion recently about whether the housing market has...