Economic updates

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Building work put in place

Strong lift in residential construction

5.4%pa Non-residential activity In June 2026 from June 2025
7.7%pa Residential activity In June 2026 from June 2025
4.8% Total building work In June 2026 from March 2026 (seas. adj.)
Fri 4 Sept 2026
Nick Brunsdon
Quarterly
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Residential building consents

Residential consents fall 4.2% in July

40,908 Annual res consents over the July 2026 year
21%pa Annual consents lifted over the July 2026 year
4.2% July 2026 consents from June on a seas. adj. basis
Wed 2 Sept 2026
Nick Brunsdon
Monthly
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Monetary policy review

Another one – going earlier to protect against faster, higher, later

2.75% Official cash rate from 2.50%
OCR track suggests October hold and December hike
RBNZ wants to avoid holding OCR too long, having to raise faster, higher & later
Wed 2 Sept 2026
Brad Olsen
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Non-residential building consents

Accommodation and industrial activity bolstered non-res consents in July

$730m Value of non-res consents in July 2026
3.7% Total non-res consents from June 2026 (seas adj)
6.0%pa Total non-res consents in July 2026
Wed 2 Sept 2026
Brad Olsen
Monthly
August 2026
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Employment indicators

Continued patchy jobs growth

0.3% Filled jobs rose in July 2026 (sa)
0.8%pa Filled jobs up from July 2025
0.9%pa Construction jobs rose from July 2025
Fri 28 Aug 2026
Brad Olsen
Monthly
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Retail trade survey

Core retail volumes grow slower as consumers adjust to elevated fuel prices

-0.5% Total retail sales volumes in the June 2026 quarter (seas. adj.)
+0.7% Core retail sales volumes in the June 2026 quarter (seas. adj.)
+6.5%pa South Island core retail sales in the June 2026 quarter
Mon 24 Aug 2026
Nick Brunsdon
Quarterly
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National population estimates

Slight pick-up in population growth

5,357,300 Total NZ population estimate as at June 2026
0.7%pa Population growth in June 2026 quarter
17,600 Net migration gain over the year to June 2026
Tue 18 Aug 2026
Nick Brunsdon
Quarterly
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Tourism data

Visitor arrivals slow and recovery stalls

0.1% Tourism arrivals In June 2026 from May 2026 (seasonally adjusted)
8.1%pa Tourism arrivals in June 2026
95% Tourism arrivals Of pre-pandemic levels
Fri 14 Aug 2026
Nick Brunsdon
Monthly
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Real estate statistics

House sales and prices still falling

10%pa House sales in July 2026
0.4%pa House prices from a year earlier
9.3%pa Stock of homes for sale in July 2026
Thu 13 Aug 2026
Brad Olsen
Monthly
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Ready-mixed concrete

Further concrete rise supported by South Island growth

12%pa Concrete volumes in Jun 2026 quarter
22%pa Concrete volumes in the South Island
Volumes above 1 million m3 for the first time in 2½ years
Wed 12 Aug 2026
Brad Olsen
Quarterly