Economic reports archive.
How is New Zealand exposed to the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
The conflict in the Ukraine will have a significant human cost…
What’s it take to slay the inflation dragon?
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand surprised markets with a hawkish lurch at its first…
Home Truths
There’s now enough evidence to declare that the housing boom has ended…
RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement review, February 2022
The Reserve Bank increased the OCR by a further 25 basis points to 1%...
Economic Overview: The bill comes due
As we enter the third year of the pandemic, the price of New Zealand’s largely successful…
Steady as she goes
This week’s Monetary Policy Statement will be much anticipated, not least because of…
RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement preview, February 2022
We expect the Reserve Bank to raise the Official Cash Rate by another 25 basis…
NZ Dairy Update
Global dairy prices are on a tear. Indeed, prices are surging well beyond…
Here we go
Spending appetites were perkier than we expected in the early part of 2022…
Hot stuff
With record high commodity prices, continued strong demand in sectors like…
NZ labour market review, Q4 2021
The unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in the December quarter, the lowest on record…
NZ Dairy Update
Bad weather and surging costs have hit New Zealand dairy production from…