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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...

Special Topic - Commodity Update Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has worsened strains in global supply chains and caused significant increases in the prices of many commodities, particularly those...

We are on the road to developing the Treasury’s first Wellbeing Report. The first stops along the way have been the refresh of the Living Standards Framework (LSF) Dashboard and the publication of...

Special Topic - Inflation and fiscal policy Inflation has increased sharply and is becoming persistent. Monetary policy is the primary tool for addressing inflation, but fiscal policy can play a...

Special Topic - Omicron Outbreak The Treasury’s initial assessment of the economic impacts of an Omicron outbreak is a transitory hit of between 1.5%-2% of GDP across the first quarter, reducing...

Special topic: The economic impacts of global supply chain disruption Strong demand for goods in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has driven up freight costs, boosting consumer price inflation and...

With the growing availability of data and improved modelling techniques the frontier of policy advice continues to move out. To illustrate the potential of new data and techniques, Treasury staff...