Economic reports archive.
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
New Zealanders’ employment confidence waned slightly in September, after four...
On course
The US Fed’s decision to delay ‘tapering’ has sent the NZ dollar back into the...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Optimism in Canterbury continues to surge, with the region now the most optimistic...
NZ GDP review, Q2 2013
GDP rose by 0.2% in the June 2013 quarter, beating our forecast of a 0.1% decline...
NZ Current Account review, Q2 2013
The current account deficit narrowed to 4.3% of GDP in the year to June...
Fortnightly Agri Update
It has been a pretty incredible year so far as prices for New Zealand’s primary exports...
Sleeping beauty is awake - Tourism sector update
The tourism sector has been in the doldrums for most of the last ten years...
Shine a light
The Reserve Bank inched one small step closer to hiking the OCR when it delivered...
Home Truths
Judging by this month’s Real Estate Institute data, the housing market is trucking along...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has eased slightly from three months ago...
NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q2 2013
We estimate that GDP fell 0.1% in the June quarter, following a 0.3% rise in...
September 2013 Monetary Policy Statement review
The Reserve Bank delivered a clear message today that it is likely to begin an...