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

CPI q/q

0.9%

Trade Balance

$0.698 B

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

GDP q/q

0.2%

RBNZ Interest Rate Decision

2.25%

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0.1%

4 Q 2025

0.6%

Quarterly

Export Price Index q/q

5.3%

4 Q 2025

-1.6%

Quarterly

Import Price Index q/q

1.5%

4 Q 2025

0.5%

Quarterly

Terms of Trade Index q/q

3.7%

4 Q 2025

-2.1%

Quarterly

Export Volume Index q/q

-3.2%

4 Q 2025

2.5%

Quarterly

Import Volume Index q/q

5.8%

4 Q 2025

-1.1%

Quarterly

RBNZ 2-Year Inflation Expectations

2.37%

1 Q 2026

2.28%

Quarterly

ANZ Commodity Price Index m/m

4.1%

Mar 2026

4.2%

Monthly

GDT Price Index

-2.7%

-3.4%

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Participation Rate

70.5%

4 Q 2025

70.3%

Quarterly

Employment Change q/q

0.5%

4 Q 2025

0.0%

Quarterly

Labor Cost Index q/q

0.4%

4 Q 2025

0.5%

Quarterly

Labor Cost Index y/y

2.0%

4 Q 2025

2.1%

Quarterly

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Current Account

$-5.984 B

4 Q 2025

$-8.357 B

Quarterly

Current Account 12-Months

$-16.347 B

4 Q 2025

$-15.361 B

Quarterly

Current Account - GDP Ratio

-3.7%

4 Q 2025

-3.5%

Quarterly

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ANZ Activity Outlook

19.6

Apr 2026

39.3

Monthly

BusinessNZ Manufacturing Index

53.2

Mar 2026

54.8

Monthly

BusinessNZ Services Index

46.0

Mar 2026

47.6

Monthly

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RBNZ Credit Card Spending y/y

2.1%

Mar 2026

1.1%

Monthly

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

94.7

1 Q 2026

96.5

Quarterly