Economic updates

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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
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Labour market statistics

Unemployment jumps higher than expected

5.6% Unemployment rate in the June 2026 quarter (s.a.)
70.7% Participation rate the highest in over a year
0.5% Employment growth in June from March (s.a.)
Wed 5 Aug 2026
Nick Brunsdon
Quarterly
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Residential building consents

Residential consents fall 3.6% in June

40,581 Annual consents over the June 2026 year
19% June 2026 consents over the June 2026 year
3.6% June 2026 consents from May on a seas. adj. basis
Mon 3 Aug 2026
Rob Heyes
Monthly
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Non-residential building consents

Warehouses prevent further non-res falls in June

$701m Value of non-res consents in June 2026
7.4% Total non-res consents from May 2026 (seas adj)
37%pa Warehouse consents from June 2025
Mon 3 Aug 2026
Gareth Kiernan
Monthly