Economic reports archive.
A difference of opinion
Financial markets are always eager to pick turning points in the economic cycle...
A short note on our GDP and OCR forecasts compared to the Reserve Bank's
Following a news article today, we thought we should clarify our thoughts on our GDP...
Stay on target
As widely expected, the Reserve Bank left the OCR unchanged and repeated its...
Review of the Feb 2018 Monetary Policy Statement
As expected, the RBNZ left the OCR unchanged and repeated its neutral...
NZ labour market review, Q4 2017 – All work, no pay
New Zealand’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest since 2008. But wage growth...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Export commodity prices have started 2018 on a firm footing thanks in part to the...
Great moderation
Last week was fairly quiet, but the week ahead will be huge with a labour market...
NZ labour market preview, Q4 2017 – Unemployment declining
We expect a further drop in the unemployment rate to a nine-year low of...
Preview of the February 2018 Monetary Policy Statement
The past year has been one of unprecedented consistency from the RBNZ...
Industry Insight: International Education
This report focuses on the international education industry, which is concerned...
Dollar up, inflation down
With inflation surprising to the downside, we continue to expect that OCR hikes...
NZ CPI review Q4 2017
Consumer prices rose just 0.1% in the December quarter, with widespread...