Economic reports archive.
NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, September 2016
Business confidence strengthened in the September quarter to its highest level...
A spring in their step
We’ve released our surveys of confidence in conjunction with McDermott Miller in the...
Retail spending by region: From Cape Reinga to Bluff
Retail spending in the New Zealand economy has been growing at a solid pace...
Sticking to the script
The RBNZ left the OCR on hold at its September review, but continued to signal...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
Employment confidence showed a marked improvement in September...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence – whether residents believe their local economy will...
RBNZ OCR review, September 2016
The RBNZ left the OCR unchanged at 2% as was widely expected. Much of the language...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Dairy prices took their foot off the accelerator in last night’s...
Smooth sailing
June quarter GDP data confirmed that the NZ economy remains on a firm footing...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has picked up, but it remains a little below average levels...
NZ Home Truths
It’s been a busy few months for the housing market, with some big moves in house...
RBNZ OCR preview, September 2016
We expect the Reserve Bank to hold the OCR at 2% next week. In August the RBNZ...