Economic calendar guides

New Zealand: economic releases explained

52 releases. Figures are published mainly by Stats NZ; monetary policy is set by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand through the official cash rate (OCR), and the releases move the NZD. New Zealand was the first country to adopt formal inflation targeting, in 1990.

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Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Interest rate decision

GDP growth (quarterly)

Unemployment rate

Purchasing managers' index (PMI)

GDP growth (annual)

Monetary policy statement and projections

Retail sales

Employment and job openings

Business confidence

Wages and labour costs

Monthly inflation

Consumer confidence

Balance of trade

Industrial production

Housing market

Inflation expectations

Current account and capital flows

Producer prices (PPI)

Agricultural reports

Central bank speeches and press conferences

Central bank reports and meetings

Import and export prices

Elections

Government bond yield

Official forecasts and outlooks

Policy meetings and budgets