Economic reports archive.
NZ labour market review, Q3 2019
New Zealand’s unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in the September quarter...
NZ Dairy Update
Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction saw healthy gains, the recent modest...
Hold the horses
We are no longer expecting the Reserve Bank to reduce the OCR at its next Monetary...
NZ labour market preview, Q3 2019
We expect the unemployment rate to rise to 4.2% in the September quarter...
Hold the horses – Change of OCR call
We are now forecasting no change in the OCR at the November MPS. The balance...
Changing fortunes
In the past week we published new research on commercial property and the...
A ‘just transition’ for Taranaki
The Taranaki economy has for many years been a strong performer, with much of its...
Upside inflation pressures (and where to find them)
Over the past few weeks a number of key economic indicators have surprised to...
New Zealand’s commercial property outlook
In recent years, the combination of firm economic activity and very low interest...
It won’t happen overnight
The housing market continued to cool in April. However, we expect to see it picking...
NZ CPI review, Q3 2019
Consumer prices rose by 0.7% in the September quarter, higher than forecast...
Milk Price Forecasts Update
We have revised up our forecast of Fonterra’s farmgate milk price for this season...