NZ Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, Q4 2013

Business sentiment was overwhelmingly positive in the December Quarterly Survey...

14 Jan 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

A firm footing

Before large swathes of the population started their annual migration to...

13 Jan 2014 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP review, Q3 2013

GDP rose by 1.4% in the September 2013 quarter, in line with our view and stronger...

19 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ current account review, Q3 2013

The current account deficit widened to 4.1% of GDP in the year to September...

18 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Climbing temperatures, the smell of pine needles and busy beaches are all signs...

18 Dec 2013 Agri

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Economic optimism in Canterbury has risen to its highest level in a decade...

18 Dec 2013 Confidence surveys

Half-Year Fiscal and Economic Update 2013

Today’s Half Year Fiscal and Economic Update contained relatively few surprises...

17 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

A look back

In 2013 New Zealand has cheered on the unbeaten All Blacks, once again...

16 Dec 2013 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumers have become much more optimistic about the economy, and more...

16 Dec 2013 Confidence surveys

Home Truths

Three months ago, the September edition of Home Truths predicted that the housing...

13 Dec 2013 Housing

RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, Dec 2013

The Reserve Bank maintained its message that the OCR will need to go up next year...

12 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ GDP and current account preview, Q3 2013

We estimate that GDP rose 1.4% in the September quarter, following a 0.2% rise...

11 Dec 2013 Economic data and RBNZ