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Special Topic: Economic developments since Budget There have been several significant developments in the period since the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (BEFU) scenarios were finalised that...

Special Topic: COVID-19 impacts With the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the economic outlook has become increasingly uncertain. Despite the uncertainty, it is becoming more likely that New...

If you use the Treasury’s Living Standards Framework (LSF) Dashboard to assist with policy analysis and measurement, you may have noticed some pre-Christmas changes. The LSF Dashboard (the Dashboard...

Special Topic: HYEFU 2019 Business Talks In late September, officials from the Treasury visited a range of businesses and other organisations to discuss the outlook for the economy. Overall, the...

New Zealand's annual current account deficit currently sits at $10.6 billion, or 3.6% of GDP for the year ended March 2019, broadly in line with market expectations at the time of release, and...

The nominal neutral interest rate (NIR) is the unobservable interest rate that prevails in an ideal world where the economy grows at its trend rate, inflation is stable at its target and the output...

It goes without saying that having good health is a key part of New Zealanders’ wellbeing. The public health system, which has a fundamental role in helping New Zealanders have good health, is facing...

Why broad and rigorous cost benefit analysis matters “What is the value of a proposal?” is a simple policy question. The answer is not so straightforward. However, in public policy advice it is...

Real average growth in goods and services exports declined from 4.1% p.a. over the 1998-2008 period to 2.4% in the subsequent decade. Unprocessed primary products have grown at the fastest pace over...

Loneliness and isolation are not just modern-day ills, but they are on the rise in New Zealand.  An aging population, more people living on their own, and the use of technology rather than face...