Economic reports archive.
Red herring: Preview of the RBNZ’s OCR Review
We expect the RBNZ to repeat its main message that the OCR is expected to...
NZ Q1 GDP review – Slow news day
New Zealand’s GDP rose by 0.5% in the March quarter, in line with market...
Home Truths
This month, Home Truths takes a closer look at how various possible tax changes would...
NZ current account, Q1 2018 – Better next time
The current account deficit widened to 2.8% of GDP in March. Exports fell sharply...
Fortnightly Agri Update
While New Zealand’s deer industry is considerably smaller than the traditional...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence fell in June, taking it slightly below its long-run average...
Tax and house prices
The Tax Working Group is investigating changes to the tax system...
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...