Workforce forecasts for 2032 : Based on three future scenarios
June 29, 2023
Two reports for the Minstry for Primary Industries. Read more
Extreme weather events present fresh challenges for the New Zealand economy - Quarterly Predictions, March 2023
February 28, 2023
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media Release, Read more
Assessing housing shortages in New Zealand
January 24, 2023
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, strong migration-led population growth boosted demand in New Zealand, including for housing. With housing construction slow to respond, the limited supply of new housing moving onto the market exacerbated the housing shortage. Read more
QSBO shows business sentiment and activity taking a turn for the worse - Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, January 2023
January 17, 2023
The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) shows a deterioration in business sentiment and activity. The survey was open from 28 November 2022 to 9 January 2023 and captured the effects of the more hawkish than expected November Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) on 23 … Read more
Inflation and rising interest rates remain key headwinds for the economy - Quarterly Predictions, December 2022
November 29, 2022
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Media Release, 29 November 2022 Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts show weaker near-term outlook
December 13, 2021
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts show a downward revision to the near-term outlook for the New Zealand economy. This largely reflects the expected impact of restrictions to contain the latest COVID-19 community outbreak, which turned out to persist for longer than initially expect … Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts show mixed outlook as uncertainty over the impact of latest COVID-19 community outbreak looms
September 13, 2021
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts show a downward revision to the near-term outlook for the New Zealand economy but an upward revision for the subsequent year. The latest community outbreak of COVID-19 is likely to have driven these revisions, as the recent lockdown reduces economi … Read more
NZIER Consensus Forecasts show weaker starting point for growth is not expected to persist
June 14, 2021
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts (CF) show that beyond the weaker starting point for GDP growth, the near-term growth outlook has been revised up. On average, annual average growth in GDP is expected to reach 5 percent in March 2022. Read more
New Zealand's place in the world - NZIER working paper 2021-01
June 10, 2021
New Zealand's place in the world - including flows in trade, people, capital, and ideas - continues to change. This working paper highlights how some of the long-standing memes, which have dominated the local discourse no longer apply in a post-COVID world. In particular New Zealand's … Read more