Economic updates

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Building work put in place

Non-residential work hammered as residential softens further

6.5% Non-residential activity from September 2025 (sa)
1.1% Residential activity from September 2025 (sa)
Total building activity at its lowest level (excl lockdowns) since 2015
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Gareth Kiernan
Quarterly
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Non-residential building consents

Non-res consents hold steady in January

$607m Value of non-res consents in January 2026
$82m Office consents from January 2025
Provincial areas outperforming urban centres
Tue 3 Mar 2026
Gareth Kiernan
Monthly
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Residential building consents

Modest growth in residential consents

36,944 Dwelling consents over the year to January 2026
1.9% Dwelling consents from December 2025 (seasonally adjusted)
14% Annual townhouse consents from the year to January 2025
Tue 3 Mar 2026
Nick Brunsdon
Monthly
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Employment indicators

One step forward, two steps back

0.2% Filled jobs in January (seas. adj.)
0.3% Filled jobs in December (seas. adj.)
0.3% Service sector jobs in January (seas. adj.)
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Rob Heyes
Monthly
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Retail trade survey

Retail spending continues to strengthen

1.5% Core retail sales volumes in December (seas. adj.)
11 of 13 core industries recorded quarterly rises (seas. adj.)
South Island continues to lead the recovery
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Rob Heyes
Quarterly
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Monetary policy review

OCR on hold, but set to lift slightly quicker

2.25% Official cash rate (OCR) unchanged
Dec-26 qtr First OCR rise now expected a quarter earlier than last MPS
Sep or Oct Financial markets picking for the first increase
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Brad Olsen
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National population estimates

Population growth steady at 0.6%pa

5,342,000 Total NZ population estimate as at December 2025
0.6%pa Population growth in December 2025 quarter
14,200 Net migration over the year to December 2025
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Nick Brunsdon
Quarterly
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Real estate statistics

A weak start to 2026 for the housing market

8.9% House sales from Dec 2025 (sa)
0.7% House prices from Jan 2025
Stock of homes for sale still near 10-year highs
Mon 16 Feb 2026
Gareth Kiernan
Monthly
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Tourism data

Tourism arrivals recover to 95% of pre-pandemic levels

1.7% Tourism arrivals in December from November 2025 (seasonally adjusted)
5.9% Tourism arrivals over the year to December 2025
95% Tourism arrivals of pre-pandemic levels
Fri 13 Feb 2026
Rob Heyes
Monthly
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Ready-mixed concrete

A turning point for concrete volumes?

0.4%pa Concrete volumes from Dec 2024 quarter
2.4% Concrete volumes from Sep 2025 quarter (sa)
South Island leads growth
Wed 11 Feb 2026
Gareth Kiernan
Quarterly