5 blog posts found
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MEI Special Topic: New Zealand's goods and services trade flows
Posted: 3 Jul 2017Treasury Staff Insights: Rangitaki article by the Forecasting team This Special Topic provides an overview of New Zealand's trade composition and discusses some of the implications for the... -
MEI Special Topic: March 2017 Business Talks
Posted: 4 Apr 2017Topic: Competition (business), Consumption, Economic conditions, Industry, Investment, Labour force, Pay, Prices, Primary industry, Regional development, Service industriesIn the second week of March, Treasury officials met with around 20 businesses in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to discuss the outlook for the economy. The information gathered will be used to... -
MEI Special Topic: Recent Trends in Tax Revenue
Posted: 7 Mar 2017Topic: Economic growth, Economic indicators, Housing, Income, National accounts, Public finance, Service industries, Superannuation, TaxationCore Crown tax revenue is currently around $70 billion a year and is forecast to increase to $90 billion by 2020/21. Tax revenue is by far the largest share of core Crown revenue ($76 ... -
MEI Special Topic: Implications of Kaikōura earthquakes for the New Zealand economy
Posted: 7 Dec 2016Topic: Construction, Housing, Infrastructure, Insurance, Primary industry, Railways, Regional development, Service industries, Tourism, TransportA magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in North Canterbury just after midnight on 14 November causing extensive damage and some loss of life in the Kaikōura and adjoining regions. The town of Kaikōura,... -
MEI Special Topic: Implications of Brexit for the New Zealand economy
Posted: 5 Jul 2016Topic: Banks, Central banks, Economic forecasting, Economic growth, Economic impact, Exports, Financial markets, Foreign exchange, Globalisation, Government securities, International agreements, Migration, Monetary policy, Monetary unions, Primary industry, Protectionism, Service industries, Tourism, TradeOn 23 June, the UK voted 52% to 48% in a referendum to leave the EU ("Brexit"). Although the referendum was regarded as binding, it will require parliamentary approval to activate Article 50 of the...