Economic reports archive.
RBNZ OCR preview, March 2018
Acting Governor Spencer’s last OCR decision is likely to be a low-key affair, with no real...
NZ Q4 GDP review – Subdued growth persists
December quarter GDP grew by 0.6%, in line with our forecast. We expect growth to...
NZ current account, Q4 2017 – Well contained
The current account deficit widened in the year to December, but remains at levels...
Late fade
This week sees the release of the December quarter national accounts, the last...
NZ Q4 GDP and BoP preview – Late fade
The New Zealand economy’s momentum appears to have eased over the course of...
NZ building work put in place, December quarter 2017
Construction activity picked up in the December quarter, rising by 1.4%. That...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Another week and another twitter tirade from US President Donald Trump...
Businesses and households split
The start of 2018 has seen divergent conditions across the New Zealand...
Rewriting history
Our latest quarterly Economic Overview comes against a somewhat different...
Q4 2017 Retail spending review
Retail sales rose strongly in the final quarter of 2017. We expect spending growth...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Prices for New Zealand’s key agricultural commodity exports remain reasonably...
Economic Overview: Rewriting history
There is a saying that it is tougher to forecast the economy than the weather...