Economic reports archive.
Fortnightly Agri Update
Prices nudged higher again in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, rising 2.6%...
Economic Overview: Moments in time
This quarter’s title, “Moments in time”, refers to the distinct phases we expect...
On the sidelines
Last week’s Financial Stability Report put the run-up in debt (both households...
March 2016 quarter NZ retail sales
Following firm gains last year, retail sales growth has eased back. Nevertheless...
Industry Insight: Media and ICT
The Media and ICT sector is changing the way all firms operate and how consumers...
Devil and the deep blue sea
The latest labour market figures confirm that the New Zealand economy is doing...
NZ Local Knowledge
After a relatively soft patch in February, the economy’s performance over March...
NZ Q1 2016 labour market review
The unemployment rate rebounded in the March quarter, lifting to 5.7%. But this only...
Fortnightly Agri Update
In last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, the headline price index fell 1.4%...
Softly softly
All eyes were firmly on the RBNZ’s OCR review last week. In the lead up, markets...
Q1 2016 labour market preview
Indications are that the labour market started the year in good health. We expect...
RBNZ OCR Review, April 2016
As expected, the OCR remained unchanged at 2.25% at today’s OCR Review...