Economic reports archive.
Q1 Building work put in place, March 2019
Total construction activity was much stronger than expected in the March...
Over the Fence
The pipfruit sector is the stalwart of New Zealand’s horticulture industry. Like other...
NZ Dairy Update
Dairy prices fell 3.4% in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction. The weakness...
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Last week saw the delivery of the Government’s first Wellbeing Budget...
NZ Budget First Impressions, May 2019
The Government has substantially increased its planned operational spending...
New Zealand Government Budget 2019
The Budget boosted spending on mental health and indexed benefits to wage...
Game changer
The New Zealand economy lost some momentum in the second half of last year...
Wellbeing, well what?
This week the Government reveals its much vaunted Wellbeing Budget...
NZ Budget Preview, May 2019
Finance Minister Grant Robertson delivers his much vaunted “Wellbeing Budget”...
NZ retail sales, March quarter 2019
Retail spending rose by 0.7% in the March quarter. That was another solid gain...
NZ Dairy Update
The run of price increases at the past 11 consecutive GlobalDairyTrade auctions...
Economic Overview: Game changer
The dramatic decline in interest rates over the past few months is going to be a...