The Treasury publishes here a summary table of quarterly and monthly economic indicators compiled from various sources.
The data in these summary tables are updated periodically. See the latest 'New Zealand Key Economic Data' section of the latest Monthly Economic Indicators - February 2018 for extended sets of these quarterly and monthly indicators (also available in MS Excel format).
| 2017Q2 | 2017Q3 | 2017Q4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Production GDP | qtr % chg[1] | 1.0 | 0.6 | ... |
| Current account balance (annual) | % of GDP | -2.7 | -2.6 | ... |
| CPI inflation | ann % chg | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment rate | %[1] | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| LCI salary & wage rates - total (adjusted)[6] | ann % chg | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Total retail sales | ann % chg[1] | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 2017M11 | 2017M12 | 2018M01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchandise trade balance (12 month total) | NZ$ million | -3,476 | -2,879 | -3,218 |
| Net PLT migration (12 month total) | number | 70,354 | 70,016 | 70,147 |
| ANZ world commodity price index | mth % chg | -0.9 | -1.9 | 0.7 |
| Trade weighted index (TWI) | June 1979 = 100[2] | 73.11 | 73.48 | 74.91 |
| Official cash rate (OCR) | % | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 |