NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q3 2015

We estimate that GDP rose by 0.9% in the September quarter, as partial payback...

09 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

What’s been happening to retail prices?

Since 2010 the average price of goods that New Zealanders purchase in retail stores...

08 Dec 2015 Research papers

NZ Local Knowledge

The indicators were a mixed bag over October, though positive on balance...

07 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Walking a tightrope

Markets are divided over the likely outcome of the December RBNZ Monetary...

07 Dec 2015 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ MPS preview, December 2015

Next week’s Monetary Policy Statement is highly uncertain, and could produce large...

03 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

September quarter 2015 building work put in place

Total building work put in place rose 0.5% in the September quarter, continuing the...

03 Dec 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy market developments often dominate headlines about the agricultural sector...

02 Dec 2015 Agri

Low for a long time

This week we take a look at what’s been happening to inflation and why we think...

30 Nov 2015 Weekly Commentary

Fine for now

Data continues to point to the NZ economy ticking along at a respectable pace...

23 Nov 2015 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy prices continued to fall in the most recent GlobalDairyTrade auction...

18 Nov 2015 Agri

Ship shape: What bigger container vessels mean for New Zealand

We recently pointed out that international container ships visiting New Zealand...

17 Nov 2015 Research papers

NZ retail sales, September quarter 2015

Retail spending growth rebounded in the September quarter, boosted by spending...

16 Nov 2015 Economic data and RBNZ