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March 2022 inflation results officially show what we already knew. Prices of necessities like food, housing and transport all increased, putting households under pressure

Māori authority businesses continue to display resilience in the face of economic turmoil.

We take a look at how New Zealand was back in the 1950s, when BERL was founded. We explore the differences in our economy, population and culture at that time.

Fast growth in Asian, Māori and Pacific populations will lead to increased ethnic diversity across the nation.

The latest survey reflects the wariness felt by businesses. The biggest problems facing businesses is no longer just the pandemic. 

We look at money markets since the year 2000 to try and get a handle on how interest rates might move in the near future.

With the borders opened for citizens and residents young professionals will look elsewhere for better employment opportunities, as wages are stagnant at home.

GDP rose less than most observers expected in the fourth quarter of 2021, though by more than the Reserve Bank was picking.

We explain what’s causing the price of everything from food to housing and travel to skyrocket, and what the future holds.

Despite a small improvement in 2021, the average household in the lowest income group paid a staggering 41 percent of its disposable income on housing.

Rents continue to increase and food prices are rocketing. These increases will hurt low income households disproportionately. 

High productivity growth can lift living standards greatly, but New Zealand’s record has been poor for decades. Will this begin to improve anytime soon?

Global and domestic shortages of labour and inputs continue to drive up producers’ prices, but there is some evidence of inflation cooling down.

The labour market is under stress, growing demand for labour combined with closed borders puts pressure on wages, but inflation is putting pressure on workers.

Over the past decade, our exports to China have more than doubled and trade with Australia has fallen. We take a look at some of the trends shaping our export revenue.

The easing of restrictions in Auckland just in time for Black Friday created the perfect scenario for a lift in sales of apparel and household items.

Beef, dairy and sheep farms will enjoy a profitable season so why is there a feeling of unease?

In the year to September 2021, a massive 47,330 residential building consents were issued. We look at how well actual building activity is keeping up with this demand

Budget 2022 will see significant investment to address long term challenges, with $6 billion of new spending to support reform programmes.

GDP has been bouncing up and down in recent quarters, and it has fallen in the latest quarter. But the key question is what will happen in the first half of 2022.

Budget 2022 will see the establishment of a $4.5 billion Climate Emergency Response Fund, to help us meet our emissions reductions targets.

The news headlines on the latest Monetary Policy Statement were about the OCR, but the real story was what it said about inflation.

We take a look at the current data on producer input price indices. These show a marked increase in the year to September 2021.

StatsNZ has released as an experimental series, an annual population count developed entirely from administrative data sources. Let’s see what can be done with it.

New Zealand is a nation dependent on international migration for significant population growth. But, with borders closed, what happened to population growth in 2021?

Supply chain pressures, higher house prices and relatively full employment have driven annual inflation to 4.9 percent its highest level since 2008.

The latest government accounts are a reflection of our quick recovery from the first lockdown. But the current domestic and global situation casts a shadow.

A prominent UK economist has recently argued that the UK should cut the number of graduates in half. This article examines whether the same argument applies to NZ.

After holding fire in the August 2021 Monetary Policy Statement, the Reserve Bank has increased the OCR for the first time in seven years as inflationary pressures mount.

GDP growth rates have been erratic because of the stop-go effects of lockdowns, but the economy is in reasonable shape to cope with the latest episode.