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NZIER’s Shadow Board continues to recommend no change in the OCR

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NZIER’s QSBO shows further drop in business confidence and demand

Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, October 2018

The media release can be read here.

QSBO is available to NZIER members only.

NZIER Consensus Forecasts shows a softer growth outlook - September 2018

Consensus Forecasts, September 2018

The report can be read here.

Gender pay-gap expert Professor Gail Pacheco receives NZIER Economics Award for 2018

NZIER expects solid outlook, but with increasing downside risks

Quarterly Predictions, September 2018

The media release can be read here.

Quarterly Predictions is available to NZIER members only.

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Decomposing the change in petrol prices over the past year

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Latest publications

Ashburton Labour Force Plan: Assessing Ashburton’s labour force and addressing its labour shortages

16 November 2018
By Christina Leung, Eilya Torshizian and Dion Gamperle
NZIER has been asked by the Ashburton District Council to assess the Ashburton labour force, and to develop a Labour Force Plan that addresses labour shortages.
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Managing our fresh water: what are the options?

15 November 2018

Presentation at NZIER’s 60th anniversary event,14 November 2018.
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27 November 2018	Quarterly Predictions, December 2018 - NZIER members only
10 December 2018	CPI Forecasts - members only
10 December 2018	Consensus Forecasts

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