Economic reports archive.
Confusion reigns
Last week’s releases showed that the labour market continues to lag behind...
Confusion reigns - NZ Q4 Household Labour Force Survey
A weak headline result – the unemployment rate fell much as expected, but there was...
Q4 Labour Cost Index and Quarterly Employment Survey
Wage inflation is showing little sign of either accelerating or decelerating...
The house view
Last week the RBNZ left the Official Cash Rate at 2.5% and maintained the “on hold”...
Out of kilter - Q4 Labour market preview
We expect a modest correction in the volatile Household Labour Force Survey...
The house view - OCR review, Jan 2013
The RBNZ reiterated its “on hold” stance for the OCR. The inflation outlook was...
Walking a fine line
On a trade weighted basis the New Zealand dollar has risen another 2% in January...
Home Truths
New Zealand house sales were steady for a second month in December, although that...
Below target, on track
Last week’s CPI release showed headline inflation coming in below the RBNZ’s...
A gradually turning tide - Q4 consumer prices
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.2% in the December quarter, a bit softer...
Fortnightly Dairy Update
Dairy prices continued their good start to 2013 in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade...
Q4 NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion
The December Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion once again confirmed the...