Business Premium Bay of Plenty surges ahead in regional economic confidence Waikato the only other region to show an increase. Nevil Gibson Mon, 25 Mar 2019 Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence SurveyNZ economyGDPbusiness confidenceWestpac Regional Roundup
Business Premium Current account deficit remains steady at three-year lows Net liabilities rise to 57% of GDP, the highest in two years. Nevil Gibson Wed, 20 Mar 2019 Current Accountbalance of paymentsNZ economy
Premium Truckometer heads north and south Different directions for heavy and light traffic show mixed economic signals. Nevil Gibson Tue, 12 Mar 2019 ANZ TruckometerNZ economy
Business Premium Hawke's Bay, Otago lead regional economic stakes Canterbury is the biggest improver in ASB's regional scoreboard. Nevil Gibson Wed, 06 Mar 2019 Westpac Regional RoundupASB Regional Scoreboardregional developmentNZ economy
Business Premium The model isn't broken – yet The government's economic strategy increases uncertainty and threatens prosperity. Nevil Gibson Sun, 03 Mar 2019 NZ economyFinance Minister Grant RobertsonAuckland Business ChamberMichael Barnett
Business Premium Business confidence turns down after positive start to the year Key activity indicators, such as investment intentions and construction capacity, eased in February. Nevil Gibson Fri, 01 Mar 2019 ANZ Business OutlookNZ economy
Business Premium Experts see economy picking up but at slower rate New forecasts predict higher growth in 2019. Nevil Gibson Wed, 27 Feb 2019 NZIER quarterly predictionsWestpac Quarterly Economic ReviewNZ economyDominick StephensChristina Leung
Business Premium Record tourist numbers boost December quarter spending Seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes rose 1.7% compared with 0.3% in the previous period. Nevil Gibson Mon, 25 Feb 2019 NZ economyretail salesStats NZduty free
Business Premium Business activity ramps up in start to new year Services sector jumps in January while manufacturing edges down. Nevil Gibson Mon, 18 Feb 2019 BNZ-BusinessNZ performance of services indexBNZ-BusinessNZ performance of manufacturing indexCraig EbertDoug SteelNZ economy
Business Premium Card spending, truck movements bounce back in January The recovery is not enough to stem the economy's downward trend. Nevil Gibson Tue, 12 Feb 2019 NZ economyelectronic card spendingANZ Truckometer
