industry
Monthly filled jobs data shows a slight rise in May, but figures for the previous two months have been revised down; the primary sector is a ray of sunshine in a gloomy labour market
30th Jun 25, 11:26am
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Monthly filled jobs data shows a slight rise in May, but figures for the previous two months have been revised down; the primary sector is a ray of sunshine in a gloomy labour market
Forsyth Barr's conducted what it believes to be NZ's largest business survey and says it paints a clear picture of businesses seeing improvement in demand and expecting the year ahead to be better than the past one
26th Jun 25, 7:21am
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Forsyth Barr's conducted what it believes to be NZ's largest business survey and says it paints a clear picture of businesses seeing improvement in demand and expecting the year ahead to be better than the past one
ANZ economists still believe greater stimulus will be needed for the economy from the Reserve Bank and say the Official Cash Rate will be lowered to 2.5%
24th Jun 25, 8:11am
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ANZ economists still believe greater stimulus will be needed for the economy from the Reserve Bank and say the Official Cash Rate will be lowered to 2.5%
The economy grew for the second successive quarter following the sharp contraction seen during last year
19th Jun 25, 10:51am
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The economy grew for the second successive quarter following the sharp contraction seen during last year
The economy looked like it was picking up, now it looks like maybe it isn't, but inflation definitely is picking up. What do we do? And where is our timely economic data?
18th Jun 25, 11:37am
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The economy looked like it was picking up, now it looks like maybe it isn't, but inflation definitely is picking up. What do we do? And where is our timely economic data?
The economy's showing increasing signs of responding to the lower interest rates, with GDP expected to have grown again in the March quarter
15th Jun 25, 6:30am
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The economy's showing increasing signs of responding to the lower interest rates, with GDP expected to have grown again in the March quarter
Monthly filled jobs data shows a decline in April, while figures for the previous two months have also been revised down
28th May 25, 11:21am
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Monthly filled jobs data shows a decline in April, while figures for the previous two months have also been revised down
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Monthly filled jobs data has so far not shown any declines this year, which indicates the unemployment level may have peaked or be close to it
29th Apr 25, 11:31am
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Monthly filled jobs data has so far not shown any declines this year, which indicates the unemployment level may have peaked or be close to it
With the first quarter of the year nearly gone, and with GDP having returned to growth, David Hargreaves has a quick check on the economy's pulse
26th Mar 25, 1:08pm
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With the first quarter of the year nearly gone, and with GDP having returned to growth, David Hargreaves has a quick check on the economy's pulse
Economists don't see the upside surprise to the latest quarterly GDP figures as derailing likely Official Cash Rate cuts in each of the next two RBNZ reviews - but beyond that there's question marks over what comes next
24th Mar 25, 2:42pm
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Economists don't see the upside surprise to the latest quarterly GDP figures as derailing likely Official Cash Rate cuts in each of the next two RBNZ reviews - but beyond that there's question marks over what comes next
After plunging in the previous two quarters, GDP grew a better-than expected 0.7% in the December quarter; figures 'a genuine upside surprise'
20th Mar 25, 10:57am
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After plunging in the previous two quarters, GDP grew a better-than expected 0.7% in the December quarter; figures 'a genuine upside surprise'
NZIER's latest consensus of economic forecasts shows that while economic growth is expected to rise above 2% by this time next year, economists see GDP only growing 2.6% by the March 2028 year
17th Mar 25, 2:18pm
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NZIER's latest consensus of economic forecasts shows that while economic growth is expected to rise above 2% by this time next year, economists see GDP only growing 2.6% by the March 2028 year
After plunging in the previous two quarters, GDP likely returned to positive growth for the December quarter, but the growth's looking pretty subdued so far
16th Mar 25, 6:30am
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After plunging in the previous two quarters, GDP likely returned to positive growth for the December quarter, but the growth's looking pretty subdued so far
John Tookey says New Zealand will need to offer projects with serious scale to attract serious investment
12th Mar 25, 8:32am
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John Tookey says New Zealand will need to offer projects with serious scale to attract serious investment
Stats NZ figures show that manufacturing and wholesale sale figures flipped into positive territory in the December quarter after both going backwards in the September quarter; meat and dairy were strong contributors
11th Mar 25, 11:50am
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Stats NZ figures show that manufacturing and wholesale sale figures flipped into positive territory in the December quarter after both going backwards in the September quarter; meat and dairy were strong contributors