Economic reports archive.
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has fallen sharply heading into the holiday season…
Timing is everything
Reflecting back on 2022, the key themes that we identified at the start of the year were a…
NZ GDP review, Q3 2022
GDP rose by 2% in the September quarter, well ahead of what the market…
Regional Roundup
All regions in New Zealand will see slower economic growth in the year ahead…
First Impressions: Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update
The HYEFU painted a relatively benign picture of the Government’s books…
From ‘squeeze’ to ‘crush’ – New Zealand forecast update
We’ve downgraded our forecasts for the New Zealand economy in response to the…
Economic forecast update, Dec 2022
We’ve downgraded our forecasts of the New Zealand economy, to align…
NZ Dairy Update
Overall dairy auction prices were up a touch overnight. At this juncture…
Talk of the town
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been talking to businesses across the country. Those we spoke to…
It won’t happen overnight…
The Reserve Bank delivered a jumbo sized 75 basis point rise in the Official Cash Rate…
Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, November 2022
We have revised up our Official Cash Rate forecast to a peak of 5.5% by April…
Peak practice
As it prepares this week’s Monetary Policy Statement, the Reserve Bank finds itself…