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Economic reports archive.
Slowing momentum
Recent data has reinforced our view that the drivers of New Zealand’s economic...
NZ Q1 GDP and BoP preview – Loss of momentum
New Zealand’s economic growth appears to have slowed further in the first quarter...
From ‘rock star’ to ‘support act’
In previous years, New Zealand was an outperformer on the global stage...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Recently, Westpac Economics took an in-depth look at New Zealand’s forestry and...
Wait for it
The Reserve Bank has held fire for now on any changes to its restrictions on bank...
Economic Overview: Aging gracefully
At seven years old, New Zealand’s economic expansion is now entering its “mature”...
New Zealand’s economy aging gracefully
New Zealand’s economic expansion has entered a more ‘mature’ phase. While GDP...
NZ retail spending weaker than expected in March quarter
Retail sales were weaker than expected in the early part of 2018, with spending...
The “patient” Budget
Last week all eyes were on the Labour-led coalition Government’s maiden Budget...
Budget 2018 First Impressions
There were no major surprises in today’s unveiling of the 2018 Budget. That was...
New Zealand Government Budget 2018
There were no surprises in today’s Budget. The tax take delivered a small windfall...
Fortnightly Agri Update
As the 2017/18 dairy season draws to a close, we take a look back at the year that was...