Economic reports archive.
Budget 2017 First Impressions
Strengthening economic conditions are allowing the Government to have its cake...
New Zealand Government Budget 2017
The 2017 Budget increases spending in a range of areas, including public...
NZ Budget 2017 preview – More of everything
The 2017 Budget can afford to be more generous than last year’s effort...
Economic Overview: Pick n Mix
On the face of it, our latest forecasts suggest more of the same for the New Zealand...
People power
Recent developments have highlighted the strength in economic conditions through...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Dairy prices put in another strong showing at last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...
We shall not be moved
The Reserve Bank left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 1.75% last week...
RBNZ May 2017 Monetary Policy Statement review
At its May interest rate review, the Reserve Bank kept the Official Cash Rate on...
NZ Local Knowledge
It was a mixed bag from the Local Knowledge activity indicators in March, with 11 of the...
Work shift
Last week’s labour market data showed that the jobs market continued to strengthen...
RBNZ MPS preview, May 2017 – A new challenge
We expect the Reserve Bank to hold the OCR at 1.75% next week, but with a stronger...
NZ labour market review, March quarter 2017
The unemployment rate fell to 4.9% in the March quarter, a lower level than...