ANZ Economic news reviews the latest key events in the New Zealand economy. As well as one-off events, the reports regularly include information on labour market conditions, gross domestic product, balance of payments, official cash rate changes, and the Government's finances.
- NZ GDP and BOP Preview: Middling - 14 September 2017 (PDF 76kB)
- PREFU 2017: Mirror, mirror on the wall - 23 August 2017 (PDF 80kB)
- RBNZ MPS Review: Status quo - 10 August 2017 (PDF 72kB)
- RBNZ MPS Preview: Justifiably neutral - 3 August 2017 (PDF 64kB)
- Labour market review: Looking through the noise - 2 August 2017 (PDF 100kB)
- Labour market preview: Strong labour demand but still muted wage growth - 27 July 2017 (PDF 96kB)
- CPI Review: Oh inflation, where art thou? - 18 July 2017 (PDF 88kB)
- CPI Preview: Tip-toeing - 13 July 2017 (PDF 80kB)
- QSBO: The soft vs hard divide - 4 July 2017 (PDF 108kB)
- RBNZ OCR Review: A steady bearing - 22 June 2017 (PDF 68kB)
- RBNZ OCR Preview: Nothing to see here - 16 June 2017 (PDF 68kB)
- GDP: Muddle-through - 15 June 2017 (PDF 100kB)
- Balance of Payments: Breakdown - 14 June 2017 (PDF 116kB)
- GDP and Balance of Payments Preview: Returning to type - 9 June 2017 (PDF 64kB)
- NZ Budget: Super trouper - 25 May 2017 (PDF 116kB)
- NZ Budget Preview: Head and shoulders - 18 May 2017 (PDF 68kB)
- NZ Dairy Update: Cream on top - 17 May 2017 (PDF 76kB)
- RBNZ MPS Review: Aggressively neutral - 11 May 2017 (PDF 76kB)
- RBNZ MPS Preview: Still cautious (for now) - 8 May 2017 (PDF 64kB)
- Labour market: Back on script - 3 May 2017 (PDF 108kB)
- Labour market preview: Will data match anecdote? - 27 April 2017 (PDF 96kB)
- CPI Review: Strong headline, mixed detail - 20 April 2017 (PDF 88kB)
- CPI Preview: Target shooting - 13 April 2017 (PDF 80kB)
- QSBO: Reduced cadence - 4 April 2017 (PDF 108kB)
- NZ Dairy Update: Steady as she goes - 24 March 2017 (PDF 288kB)
- RBNZ OCR Review: Neutral is as neutral does - 23 March 2017 (PDF 68kB)
- RBNZ OCR Preview: Reinforcing neutral - 16 March 2017 (PDF 60kB)
- GDP: Soggy weather, soggy growth - 16 March 2017 (PDF 100kB)
- Balance of Payments: A strong starting point - 15 March 2017 (PDF116kB)
- RBNZ MPS Review: Two handed - 9 February 2017 (PDF 156kB)
- RBNZ MPS Preview: Reining it in - 3 February 2017 (PDF 60kB)
- Labour market: Upstaged by supply - 1 February 2017 (PDF 148kB)
- Labour market preview: Positions vacant - 26 January 2017 (PDF 96kB)
- CPI Review: Reuniting the band - 26 January 2017 (PDF 136kB)
- CPI Preview: Band camp - 18 January 2017 (PDF 92kB)
- QSBO: The force awakens? - 17 January 2017 (PDF 84kB)
- NZ GDP and Balance of Payments Review - 22 December 2016 (PDF 104kB)
- NZ economic comment on Prime Minister change - 9 December 2016 (PDF 164kB)
- HYEFU Review: A stronger fiscal war-chest - 8 December 2016 (PDF 72kB)
- HYEFU Preview: A cosmetic (not structural) crack - 2 December 2016 (PDF 64kB)
- RBNZ FSR Review: Still concerned - 30 November 2016 (PDF 60kB)
- NZ Dairy Update: Up, up and awhey - 18 November 2016 (PDF 88kB)
- Central New Zealand earthquakes: Some quick thoughts - 17 November 2016 (PDF 88kB)
- RBNZ MPS Review: Straight bat - 10 November 2016 (PDF 76kB)
- RBNZ MPS Preview: Cut and polish - 7 November 2016 (PDF 60kB)
- Tightening the screws - 2 November 2016 (PDF 148kB)
- CPI Review: The low is in - 18 October 2016 (PDF 148kB)
- CPI Preview: The low down - 13 October 2016 (PDF 68kB)
- QSBO: Strong growth but inflation MIA - 4 October 2016 (PDF 80kB)
- RBNZ OCR: Slow and steady - 22 September 2016 (PDF 72kB)
- NZ Dairy Update: Spring growth - 21 September 2016 (PDF 76kB)
- RBNZ OCR Preview: Balanced and measured - 19 September 2016 (PDF 88kB)
- GDP: Building momentum - 15 September 2016 (PDF 136kB)
- Balance of Payments: Stronger imports surprise - 14 September 2016 (PDF 88kB)
- HLFS: Solid, but with huge caveats - 17 August 2016 (PDF 208kB)
- RBNZ MPS Review: More to come - 11 August 2016 (PDF 72kB)
- RBNZ MPS Preview: Walking the talk - 8 August 2016 (PDF 132kB)
- QES and LCI: Demand vs supply - 3 August 2016 (PDF 132kB)
- Fonterra update: Steady as she goes - 1 August 2016 (PDF 64kB)
- Tightening up - 29 July 2016 (PDF 128kB)
- Give and take - 18 July 2016 (PDF 136kB)
- Low headline but firming domestic pressures - 14 July 2016 (PDF 68kB)
- OCR view change - 8 July 2016 (PDF 128kB)
- Something is coming, just not yet - 7 July 2016 (PDF 128kB)
- Up, up and away - 5 July 2016 (PDF 140kB)
- A little something for everyone - 16 June 2016 (PDF 144kB)
- When boring is good - 15 June 2016 (PDF 136kB)
- Playing a game of chicken with the NZD - 9 June 2016 (PDF 172kB)
- Tea break - 3 June 2016 (PDF 68kB)
- Good vibrations - 26 May 2016 (PDF 92kB)
- NZ dairy update - 26 May 2016 (PDF 68kB)
- A higher hurdle - 13 May 2016 (PDF 68kB)
- Kicking for touch - 11 May 2016 (PDF 64kB)
- Decent under the hood - 4 May 2016 (PDF 132kB)
- Looking through the noise - 29 April 2016 (PDF 2132kB)
- Cards close to the chest - 28 April 2016 (PDF 64kB)
- Steady as she goes - 22 April 2016 (PDF 68kB)
- A real mixture - 18 April 2016 (PDF 108kB)
- Mixing your drinks - 14 April 2016 (PDF 100kB)
- Strong end to 2015 but lots of uncertainty ahead - 17 March 2016 (PDF 112kB)
- Action man - 10 March 2016 (PDF 88kB)
- Deflating expectations - 17 February 2016 (PDF 72kB)
- Lower for longer - 5 February 2016 (PDF 96kB)
- Believe it or not - 3 February 2016 (PDF 132kB)
- More wriggle room - 28 January 2016 (PDF 108kB)
- Wheyed down - 28 January 2016 (PDF 72kB)
- Watchful rather than active - 22 January 2016 (PDF 176kB)
- Tradable deflation weighs on overall CPI - 20 January 2016 (PDF 112kB)
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