Revisions to boost NZ GDP and current account

Statistics NZ has signalled a range of improvements to the measurement of GDP...

27 Nov 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Double bounce

Prices remain high for New Zealand’s key export commodities...

25 Nov 2013 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

In last week’s twice-yearly Financial Stability Report the Reserve Bank once again...

20 Nov 2013 Agri

Early days yet

The state of the housing market, and the new restrictions on high loan-to-value...

18 Nov 2013 Weekly Commentary

NZ Retail Sales review, Q3 2013

Retail sales slowed unexpectedly sharply in the September quarter – retail sales...

14 Nov 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

The housing market has been roaring ahead for most of 2013. But a couple of months...

12 Nov 2013 Housing

Speed limits

Last week’s labour data provided further confirmation that the economy grew...

11 Nov 2013 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market review, Q3 2013

The unemployment rate continued its downward trend in the September quarter...

06 Nov 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Every once in a while it is useful to stop and take a step back and look at the bigger...

06 Nov 2013 Agri

Economic Overview: Speed limits

The “Speed Limits” referred to in the title of this Economic Overview are the...

05 Nov 2013 Economic Overview

NZ labour market preview, Q3 2013

We expect a small drop in the unemployment rate and modest...

04 Nov 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

On the straight and narrow

Thursday’s October OCR Review by the Reserve Bank was the focus for markets...

04 Nov 2013 Weekly Commentary