Economic reports archive.

Unstoppable force versus immovable object

New Zealand monetary policy seems stuck between an unstoppable force and an...

15 Apr 2013 Weekly Commentary

We estimate that consumer prices rose 0.4% in the March quarter, leaving annual...

12 Apr 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

The March Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion confirmed that the New Zealand...

09 Apr 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Last week we noted that the total impact of the recent drought on the economy...

08 Apr 2013 Weekly Commentary

Last week saw some fresh developments on many of the big issues facing the...

02 Apr 2013 Weekly Commentary

Employment confidence rose slightly, for the fourth time in a row...

02 Apr 2013 Confidence surveys

The New Zealand economy sprang back into gear at the end of 2012, spurred on by...

25 Mar 2013 Weekly Commentary

The New Zealand housing market continued ticking over at a fairly high rate...

25 Mar 2013 Housing

Regional economic confidence has fallen sharply in several drought-afflicted...

25 Mar 2013 Confidence surveys

GDP rose by 1.5% in the December quarter, well ahead of market forecasts and a...

21 Mar 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

The widening current account deficit is symptomatic of economic imbalances...

20 Mar 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Dairy prices surged to record levels in Tuesday night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...

20 Mar 2013 Agri