Economic reports archive.
Housing market slowdown to put the brakes on household debt
In recent years, the combination of low interest rates and the favourable tax...
NZ labour market preview, Q1 2018
There are signs that the tightening of the labour market has stalled in the...
So near and yet so far
The first inflation reading for this year was as subdued as we expected, with annual...
Far away, so close
Several long lasting factors are continuing to dampen consumer price inflation in...
NZ CPI review, Q1 2018
Consumer prices rose 0.5% in the March quarter. The dip in the annual...
Fortnightly Agri Update
In today’s Fortnightly Agri Update, we take a closer look at developments in the...
Home Truths
The March monthly REINZ housing market data was mixed. Seasonally adjusted house...
NZ CPI preview, Q1 2018 – Down a bit
We expect a modest 0.5% rise in consumer prices for the March quarter...
The almost good, the slightly bad, and the really ugly
Recent updates on business sector conditions indicate that the economy is...
Auckland housing market conditions
Auckland needs around a decade of strong building activity to address its housing...
Raising the bar
The new Labour-led Government plans to increase the minimum wage to $20 an hour...
NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion March 2018
NZ business sentiment improved a touch in Q1, but remains below pre-election...