Economic reports archive.
NZ Dairy Update
We have revised up our farmgate milk price forecast for the current season from...
Preview of NZ CPI, December quarter 2019
We expect a 0.4% rise in the Consumers Price Index (CPI) for the December quarter...
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
New Zealanders are feeling a little more optimistic about the state...
2020: The good, the bad, and an election
For our first issue of 2020, we’re taking a look at how the New Zealand economy...
Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence
Regional economic confidence bounced back after three consecutive quarters of decline...
NZ GDP review, Q3 2019 – The gift that keeps on giving
GDP rose by 0.7% in the September quarter, a stronger than expected rebound...
NZ Dairy Update
Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction saw most prices decline, with the headline...
Home Truths
In May we predicted that house price inflation would reach 7% over 2020...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
After falling to low levels over the past year, consumer confidence rose sharply...
Update on the RBNZ – no OCR cut in the first half of 2020
We no longer expect the RBNZ will cut the OCR in February, or at any point over the...
That’s a wrap
Our last Weekly Commentary for 2019 is a double issue. The first couple of pages...
New Zealand Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update 2019
The Government has announced $12b of extra investment, dominated by transport...