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Economic reports archive.
When the tide goes out
A clutch of bank failures has put global markets on edge in recent weeks. If this were…
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index rose 2.1 points…
NZ Dairy Update
We have trimmed our 2022/23 milk price forecast by 35 cents to $8.40/kg…
High-five
With signs that the economy isn’t running as hot as we or the RBNZ thought, we have…
NZ GDP review, Q4 2022 and OCR forecast change
GDP fell by 0.6% in the December quarter, a bigger drop than was…
NZ GDP preview, Q4 2022 and OCR forecast change
We expect a 0.2% fall in GDP for the December quarter, following two…
Scratching below the surface
At first glance, the economy appears resilient in the face of high interest rates…
NZ Dairy Update
Dairy prices inched lower overnight. In essence, global dairy prices…
Weathering the storm
Our latest Economic Overview details the storm that’s brewing for the New Zealand…
Economic Overview: Weathering the storm
The scale of the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle has been hard to comprehend…
There’s more where that came from
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand hiked the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points…
Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, February 2023
We now expect a peak of 5.5% in the OCR this year, up from our earlier forecast…