Economic reports archive.

NZ labour market review June quarter 2015

June quarter labour market data have added to signs that the economy has lost...

05 Aug 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Dairy prices took another pounding in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...

05 Aug 2015 Agri

The June indicators provide further evidence that the domestic economy is softening...

04 Aug 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Last week Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler delivered a speech titled...

03 Aug 2015 Weekly Commentary

The Canterbury rebuild has peaked. Demand for construction workers in Canterbury...

03 Aug 2015 Research papers

We expect the unemployment rate to rise to 5.9% in June as demand for workers...

31 Jul 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Last week the Reserve Bank reduced the OCR a quarter of a percentage point to...

27 Jul 2015 Weekly Commentary

As expected, the RBNZ cut the OCR 25 basis points and signalled further cuts...

23 Jul 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

The past nine months has been absolutely extraordinary for the housing market...

22 Jul 2015 Housing

New Zealand’s economic situation has changed rapidly. We now expect the OCR...

21 Jul 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

The challenges facing the New Zealand economy have continued to mount...

20 Jul 2015 Weekly Commentary

Reconstruction activity in Canterbury is now well advanced. We expect that...

17 Jul 2015 Research papers