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

CPI q/q

0.9%

Trade Balance

$0.800 B

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

GDP q/q

0.8%

RBNZ Interest Rate Decision

2.25%

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0.8%

1 Q 2026

0.1%

Quarterly

Export Price Index q/q

-2.7%

1 Q 2026

5.3%

Quarterly

Import Price Index q/q

-0.7%

1 Q 2026

1.5%

Quarterly

Terms of Trade Index q/q

-2.0%

1 Q 2026

3.7%

Quarterly

Export Volume Index q/q

2.7%

1 Q 2026

-3.0%

Quarterly

Import Volume Index q/q

2.2%

1 Q 2026

5.2%

Quarterly

RBNZ 2-Year Inflation Expectations

2.53%

2 Q 2026

2.37%

Quarterly

ANZ Commodity Price Index m/m

0.7%

May 2026

-0.8%

Monthly

GDT Price Index

-2.8%

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Participation Rate

70.4%

1 Q 2026

70.5%

Quarterly

Employment Change q/q

0.2%

1 Q 2026

0.5%

Quarterly

Labor Cost Index q/q

0.5%

1 Q 2026

0.4%

Quarterly

Labor Cost Index y/y

2.0%

1 Q 2026

2.0%

Quarterly

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Current Account

$-1.008 B

1 Q 2026

$-5.639 B

Quarterly

Current Account 12-Months

$-16.300 B

1 Q 2026

$-16.002 B

Quarterly

Current Account - GDP Ratio

-3.6%

1 Q 2026

-3.6%

Quarterly

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ANZ Activity Outlook

25.6

May 2026

19.6

Monthly

BusinessNZ Manufacturing Index

49.9

May 2026

50.4

Monthly

BusinessNZ Services Index

47.5

May 2026

48.7

Monthly

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RBNZ Credit Card Spending y/y

2.9%

Apr 2026

2.1%

Monthly

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

80.4

2 Q 2026

94.7

Quarterly