Net migration lift eases fear of lower population-driven growth
Migrant-induced population increase contributes two-thirds of economic growth.
Nevil Gibson Tue, 15 Oct 2019
Population growth from net migration is running ahead of last year, easing worries that a key prop for the economy is flagging.
ANZ economists last week looked for trends in net migration based on the new outcomes-based methodology of Stats NZ. This followed the abolition of departure cards in