Economic reports archive.
NZ CPI preview, Q1 2021
We expect a 0.7% rise in consumer prices in the March quarter. That would see annual...
Industry Insight: Machinery and equipment manufacturing
This report focuses on New Zealand’s machinery and equipment manufacturing…
Biding their time – RBNZ Monetary Policy Review
The Reserve Bank left monetary policy settings unchanged, as expected...
Shifting foundations
We have updated our economic forecasts to reflect the housing policy changes...
Shifting foundations – an update of our housing and economic forecasts
We have reviewed our forecasts in the wake of the Government’s housing policy...
RBNZ MPR preview April 2021
We expect no change in monetary policy settings at next Wednesday’s review...
NZ Dairy Update
Prices were steady at the dairy auction overnight, cementing the big price gains...
Painting a household picture
Over the last few weeks our suite of household confidence surveys has...
Monthly Meat Matters
While the stranding of the Ever Given has grabbed headlines recently...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence edges lower on balance, following a big gain in the...
Burning down the house
The suite of policies unveiled by the New Zealand Government last week herald...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
The Employment Confidence Index rose 1.9 points to 99.5 in March, building on...