Economic reports archive.

NZ Local Knowledge

On balance our indicators have softened again, with more falls than rises in the...

06 Nov 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

World dairy prices fell for a second consecutive GlobalDairyTrade auction...

04 Nov 2015 Agri

In our last Economic Overview we warned of an impending economic slowdown...

03 Nov 2015 Economic Overview

NZ financial markets will kick off the week in a jubilant mood after the All Blacks’...

02 Nov 2015 Weekly Commentary

We expect the unemployment rate to rise to 6.2% in September as strong growth in the...

30 Oct 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

The RBNZ left the OCR on hold, but signalled that it expects to reduce the OCR again...

29 Oct 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

This week we cover population growth and the Canterbury rebuild – both are strong...

27 Oct 2015 Weekly Commentary

Next week’s OCR Review will contain few surprises, because the RBNZ let the cat...

22 Oct 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

The current economic situation in Canterbury is very positive, with strong...

22 Oct 2015 Research papers

World dairy prices fell 3.1% in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, after a run...

21 Oct 2015 Agri

This report summarises the recent performance of the Transport, Logistics...

20 Oct 2015 Research papers, Industry

A hawkish speech from the RBNZ, strong housing market data, and slightly stronger...

19 Oct 2015 Weekly Commentary