Economic reports archive.
NZ Budget 2015 preview, May 2015
The 2015 Budget is likely to see a return to the theme of fiscal discipline after...
Tighty, loosey
The Reserve Bank has carried through on its recent call for “action to reduce housing...
NZ Budget 2015 First Impressions, May 2015
The 2015 Budget forecasts were much as expected, with low inflation weighing on...
NZ retail sales, Q1 2015
Real retail sales surged in the March quarter. The lift was unusually wide-spread...
Home Truths Special Edition
We propose an explanation for Auckland’s recent house price surge that matches the...
Economic Overview: A rock and a hard place
In this Economic Overview we are calling the end of the RBNZ’s hiking cycle...
Decisions, decisions
The latest labour market data highlighted that the New Zealand economy is...
Q1 Labour market review, April 14, 2015
Labour demand has remained strong, resulting in solid employment growth in...
Fortnightly Agri Update
The March quarter trade figures, released last week, provide an opportunity to...
NZ Local Knowledge
The domestic economy appears to have shaken off its slightly wobbly start to...
Stamp of approval
Last week the Reserve Bank gave the official stamp of approval to the sentiments...
Q1 2015 labour market preview
We expect that the unemployment rate will push down to 5.5% in early 2015 as...