Economic reports archive.
A look back
In 2013 New Zealand has cheered on the unbeaten All Blacks, once again...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumers have become much more optimistic about the economy, and more...
Home Truths
Three months ago, the September edition of Home Truths predicted that the housing...
RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, Dec 2013
The Reserve Bank maintained its message that the OCR will need to go up next year...
NZ GDP and current account preview, Q3 2013
We estimate that GDP rose 1.4% in the September quarter, following a 0.2% rise...
A question of timing
The Reserve Bank is going into this week’s interest rate decision armed with plenty...
New Zealand MPS Preview, December 2013
We expect the December MPS will repeat the RBNZ’s previous message that...
NZ building activity survey, Q3 2013
Building work put in place rose 1.4% in the September quarter, with a strong jump...
Fortnightly Agri Update
International dairy prices remain very high. After trending lower over the previous...
NZ terms of trade review, Q3 2013
New Zealand’s terms of trade jumped 7.5% in the September quarter, hitting a new...
The waiting is the hardest part
With the New Zealand economy showing some serious upward momentum...
Credit Check
Private sector credit grew 0.4% in October (adjusted for seasonality), much the same...