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In the Fortnightly Economic Update – 28 April 2023 there was a special topic titled “Impacts from the North Island weather events”. This had been previously published on 27 April at Impacts from the...

Special Topic: The outlook for services exports COVID-19 and the closure of the border resulted in an abrupt shock to arrivals and New Zealand’s travel service exports. This special topic concludes...

Special Topic: Global financial stress and implications for New Zealand Global banking stresses are expected to lead to higher borrowing costs and tighter bank lending standards. This could lead to...

Special Topic: Decomposing inflation into supply and demand drivers The rise in inflation in New Zealand reflects both supply and demand factors. On the supply side, the pandemic disrupted labour...

FEU Special Topic: Business talks Between 20 February and 8 March, officials from the Treasury met with a range of businesses and organisations to discuss the outlook for the economy. Most...

FEU Special Topic: Business talks Between 31 August and 16 September 2022, officials from the Treasury met with a range of businesses and organisations to discuss the outlook for the economy. In...

FEU Special Topic: The current account and New Zealand’s external balances The New Zealand economy has been through a tumultuous period across the pandemic, and this is apparent in the GDP data,...

This year’s New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) conference again brought together speakers and delegates from academia, government and business to share the latest thinking on pressing...

FEU Special Topic: The current economic slowdown Summary Economic activity in New Zealand and a number of other countries is slowing with weaker growth expected to persist. The Treasury is not...

Special Topic - Medium-term outlook for dairy exports Summary Dairy production has flattened in recent years and future growth will be limited by emissions-reduction targets. Continued growth in...