Economic reports archive.

New evidence on the outlook for household spending

Household spending has bounced back as Covid-19 restrictions have been rolled...

30 Jun 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

New Zealand’s labour market has been more resilient to the Covid-19 lockdown...

29 Jun 2020 Weekly Commentary

The agricultural sector has come through the COVID lockdown largely unscarred...

26 Jun 2020 Economic data and RBNZ, Agri

Regional economic confidence has fallen sharply in most regions because of...

25 Jun 2020 Confidence surveys

There was no change to the stance of monetary policy. The RBNZ acknowledged...

24 Jun 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

Employment confidence fell sharply in the June quarter, in the wake...

23 Jun 2020 Confidence surveys

The New Zealand economy has entered a Covid-induced recession, but the official...

22 Jun 2020 Weekly Commentary

The outlook for inflation has not materially changed. The economy is proving more...

19 Jun 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

Over the past few years there have been stark differences in the economic...

19 Jun 2020 Regional Roundup

GDP fell by 1.6% in the March quarter, the biggest quarterly drop since 1991...

18 Jun 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

We have lifted our 2020/21 farmgate milk price forecast by 20 cents to $6.50/kg...

17 Jun 2020 Agri

With Covid-19 pushing the economy into a deep recession, consumer confidence...

16 Jun 2020 Confidence surveys