Economic reports archive.
Regional Roundup
As we pointed out in the February Quarterly Economic Overview, the outlook for...
Window of opportunity
It’s been another week of developments that have, on balance, supported our view...
Core workout
With headline inflation remaining surprisingly low, the Reserve Bank has...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Dairy prices took another step lower in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...
NZ retail sales, December quarter 2015
Retail spending growth remains firm. Inflation remains low, helping households’...
Two toned
Further positive news on growth in the domestic economy contrasted starkly...
NZ Local Knowledge
In our latest quarterly Economic Overview, released this week, we noted that the...
Home Truths
Last year Home Truths was of the view that the Auckland and Christchurch housing...
Waiting is the hardest part
We’ve been forecasting the need for the OCR to fall below 2.5% for some time...
Economic Overview: Course correction
Last year we argued hard that the OCR would have to fall to 2.0% during 2016...
The Paris Agreement: What it means for the New Zealand economy.
New Zealand has agreed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as part...
Q4 Labour Market Review
The unemployment rate plummeted to 5.3% in the December quarter. This was in stark...