Economic reports archive.
Preview of NZ CPI, June quarter 2020
We expect a 0.7% fall in consumer prices for the June quarter, taking annual inflation...
Picking up speed, despite strong headwinds
As the New Zealand economy has exited lockdown, some key indicators have...
Monthly Meat Matters
So far over 2020, the meat sector has been sandwiched between drought on one...
NZ Dairy Update
Dairy auction prices surged overnight, with whole milk powder (WMP) prices...
Rolling back, paying it forward
As Covid-19 restrictions have been rolled back, New Zealanders have been...
New evidence on the outlook for household spending
Household spending has bounced back as Covid-19 restrictions have been rolled...
In it for the long haul
New Zealand’s labour market has been more resilient to the Covid-19 lockdown...
Agriculture: Unscarred to date, but COVID reality can still bite
The agricultural sector has come through the COVID lockdown largely unscarred...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence has fallen sharply in most regions because of...
Straight bat – RBNZ OCR Review, June 2020
There was no change to the stance of monetary policy. The RBNZ acknowledged...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
Employment confidence fell sharply in the June quarter, in the wake...
You ain’t seen nothing yet
The New Zealand economy has entered a Covid-induced recession, but the official...