Key Economic Indicators in New Zealand — Data & Analysis | MetaTrader

CPI q/q

1.5%

Trade Balance

$-1.349 B

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

GDP q/q

0.2%

RBNZ Interest Rate Decision

2.75%

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1.6%

2 Q 2026

0.8%

Quarterly

Export Price Index q/q

3.5%

2 Q 2026

-2.6%

Quarterly

Import Price Index q/q

13.8%

2 Q 2026

-0.7%

Quarterly

Terms of Trade Index q/q

-9.0%

2 Q 2026

-1.9%

Quarterly

Export Volume Index q/q

6.4%

2 Q 2026

3.2%

Quarterly

Import Volume Index q/q

-2.1%

2 Q 2026

1.6%

Quarterly

RBNZ 2-Year Inflation Expectations

N/D

3 Q 2026

2.53%

Quarterly

ANZ Commodity Price Index m/m

-0.4%

Aug 2026

-4.0%

Monthly

GDT Price Index

-1.1%

0.9%

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Participation Rate

70.7%

2 Q 2026

70.4%

Quarterly

Employment Change q/q

2822.4%

2 Q 2026

0.2%

Quarterly

Labor Cost Index q/q

0.7%

2 Q 2026

0.5%

Quarterly

Labor Cost Index y/y

2.1%

2 Q 2026

2.0%

Quarterly

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Current Account

$-1.670 B

2 Q 2026

$-1.085 B

Quarterly

Current Account 12-Months

$-14.583 B

2 Q 2026

$-13.692 B

Quarterly

Current Account - GDP Ratio

-3.2%

2 Q 2026

-3.0%

Quarterly

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ANZ Activity Outlook

48.2

Aug 2026

49.3

Monthly

BusinessNZ Manufacturing Index

N/D

Aug 2026

54.3

Monthly

BusinessNZ Services Index

N/D

Aug 2026

50.6

Monthly

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RBNZ Credit Card Spending y/y

5.3%

Jul 2026

3.2%

Monthly

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

80.4

2 Q 2026

94.7

Quarterly