Economic reports archive.
A new lease of life
Recent economic data have enjoyed a surprising second wind, arguing in favour...
An update on New Zealand’s migration outlook
Net migration has reached record highs, thanks to a rising inflow of foreign migrants...
Finest cheddar, made better
The latest update from Fonterra has provided some reassurance that conditions...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
New Zealanders have become increasingly concerned about the state of the labour...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence remained flat across New Zealand in the September...
Will we see a sustained pick-up in inflation?
Inflation will rebound over the coming months, but we don’t expect this to be...
Industry Insight: Oil, gas and mining
This is the first report in Westpac’s new series of regular reports on specific sectors...
Take it slow
After considering the last week’s events, we have changed our view on the timing of...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has taken another step lower as the economic climate has soured...
NZ GDP review, Q2 2015
GDP rose by 0.4% in the June quarter, again falling short of market forecasts...
NZ current account review, Q2 2015
The current account deficit widened to 3.5% of GDP in the year to June 2015, from a...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Beef exports have been one of our most consistently strong performers in recent...