Housing market slowdown to put the brakes on household debt

In recent years, the combination of low interest rates and the favourable tax...

30 Apr 2018 Research papers

NZ labour market preview, Q1 2018

There are signs that the tightening of the labour market has stalled in the...

27 Apr 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

So near and yet so far

The first inflation reading for this year was as subdued as we expected, with annual...

23 Apr 2018 Weekly Commentary

Far away, so close

Several long lasting factors are continuing to dampen consumer price inflation in...

23 Apr 2018 Research papers

NZ CPI review, Q1 2018

Consumer prices rose 0.5% in the March quarter. The dip in the annual...

19 Apr 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

In today’s Fortnightly Agri Update, we take a closer look at developments in the...

18 Apr 2018 Agri

Home Truths

The March monthly REINZ housing market data was mixed. Seasonally adjusted house...

17 Apr 2018 Housing

NZ CPI preview, Q1 2018 – Down a bit

We expect a modest 0.5% rise in consumer prices for the March quarter...

16 Apr 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

The almost good, the slightly bad, and the really ugly

Recent updates on business sector conditions indicate that the economy is...

16 Apr 2018 Weekly Commentary

Auckland housing market conditions

Auckland needs around a decade of strong building activity to address its housing...

13 Apr 2018 Research papers

Raising the bar

The new Labour-led Government plans to increase the minimum wage to $20 an hour...

12 Apr 2018 Research papers

NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion March 2018

NZ business sentiment improved a touch in Q1, but remains below pre-election...

10 Apr 2018 Economic data and RBNZ