The BNZ Confidence Survey is usually run on the first Thursday of each month by Tony Alexander, by polling the 20,000 non-BNZ email addresses on his database. Of course, not everyone responds.

Respondents are asked if they feel the economy will get Better, Worse or stay the Same over the next 12 months.

Respondents may also make comments on their own industry if they wish. These comments give a valuable flavour to the raw survey results.