Economic updates
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Gross domestic product
Economy grew in June quarter despite fuel price disruption
0.2% GDP in Jun 2026 qtr (sa)
9.5% Export volumes from Jun 20255.1% Investment spending from Jun 2025Thu 17 Sept 2026
Gareth Kiernan
Quarterly
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Real estate statistics
Housing market struggles persist
13%pa House sales in August 20260.9%pa House prices from a year earlier9.7%pa Stock of homes for sale in August 2026Tue 15 Sept 2026
Gareth Kiernan
Monthly
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Tourism data
Milestone for tourist recovery
0.5% July tourism arrivals from June 2026 (seas. adj.)8.5%pa Tourism arrivals in July 2026
100% Monthly tourism arrivals recovered to pre-pandemic levels in July 2026Mon 14 Sept 2026
Nick Brunsdon
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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 20257.7%pa Residential activity In June 2026 from June 20254.8% 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 year4.2% July 2026 consents from June on a seas. adj. basisWed 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 hikeRBNZ wants to avoid holding OCR too long, having to raise faster, higher & laterWed 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 2026Wed 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 20250.9%pa Construction jobs rose from July 2025Fri 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 quarterMon 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 20260.7%pa Population growth in June 2026 quarter17,600 Net migration gain over the year to June 2026Tue 18 Aug 2026
Nick Brunsdon
Quarterly