Economic reports archive.

June quarter 2016 HLFS review

The unemployment rate fell to 5.1% in the June quarter. However, the...

17 Aug 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Dairy prices posted another solid performance in last night’s...

17 Aug 2016 Agri

Last week the Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate to a new record low of 2% and...

15 Aug 2016 Weekly Commentary

Retail spending surged in the June quarter with gains spread across sectors and...

12 Aug 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

The Reserve Bank reduced the Official Cash Rate by 25bps to a record low of 2%...

11 Aug 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Activity indicators were mixed in June, with slightly more rises than falls. This is a...

10 Aug 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Welcome to the August 2016 Economic Overview. As we were going through our...

09 Aug 2016 Economic Overview

Low inflation has already seen the RBNZ cut the Official Cash Rate to a record low...

08 Aug 2016 Weekly Commentary

We expect the Reserve Bank to cut the OCR by 25 basis points to 2% next week...

04 Aug 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Last week, we published our latest Industry Insights report, covering the horticulture...

03 Aug 2016 Agri

New Zealand’s construction sector is on a roll at the moment. Building consents are...

01 Aug 2016 Weekly Commentary

The horticulture sector in New Zealand is small in terms of direct employment...

28 Jul 2016 Research papers, Industry