81 blog posts found
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FEU Special Topic: Business talks
Posted: 4 Nov 2022FEU 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
Posted: 2 Sep 2022Topic: Balance of paymentsFEU 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,... -
Treasury presentations at the 2022 NZAE Conference
Posted: 5 Aug 2022This 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
Posted: 14 Jul 2022Topic: Economic growthFEU 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... -
FEU Special Topic: Medium-term outlook for dairy exports
Posted: 30 Jun 2022Topic: ExportsSpecial 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... -
FEU Special Topic: Commodity Update
Posted: 16 Jun 2022Special 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... -
Measuring wellbeing
Posted: 28 Apr 2022Author: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... -
FEU Special Topic - Inflation and fiscal policy
Posted: 7 Apr 2022Topic: Economic forecastingSpecial 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... -
FEU Special Topic - Omicron Outbreak
Posted: 10 Feb 2022Topic: Economic forecastingSpecial 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... -
WEU Special Topic - The economic impacts of global supply chain disruption
Posted: 24 Nov 2021Topic: Economic forecastingSpecial 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...