Economic reports archive.

Middle ground

Inflation in New Zealand is now settling into the middle of the Reserve Bank’s target...

29 Jan 2019 Weekly Commentary

After rapid increases in previous years, household spending growth shifted down...

24 Jan 2019 Research papers

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.1% in the December quarter, maintaining the...

23 Jan 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

With New Zealanders gradually heading home from beaches and holiday spots...

21 Jan 2019 Weekly Commentary

All eleven regions posted an improvement in regional economic confidence...

18 Jan 2019 Confidence surveys

We expect a 0.1% rise in the December quarter CPI, with annual inflation holding...

17 Jan 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

The impact of the foreign buyer ban has really shone through in the latest housing...

17 Jan 2019 Housing

Dairy prices jumped 4.2% in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction. Add this to the...

16 Jan 2019 Agri

Confidence in the labour market rose strongly in December, reaching its highest...

16 Jan 2019 Confidence surveys

Business confidence rebounded from a nine year low in the December quarter...

15 Jan 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

The Reserve Bank surprised markets in December by proposing that banks...

15 Jan 2019 Economic data and RBNZ, Research papers

The New Zealand economy is into its eighth year of expansion, and another year of...

14 Jan 2019 Weekly Commentary