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New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 600 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1769 the British explorer Captain James Cook became the first European to set foot on and map New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi which paved the way for Britain's declaration of sovereignty later that year and the establishment of the Cro... [More]
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New Zealand Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
NZD/BYN Ask 1.9422 1.9424 1.9329 1.9424 0.01 0.38% 2025/05/23 Time 14:55
ZAR/NZD Ask 0.0938 0.0939 0.0938 0.0944 0.00 0.43% 2025/05/23 Time 14:55
NZD/XCD Ask 1.6203 1.6198 1.6037 1.6206 0.02 0.98% 2025/05/23 Time 14:55
NZD/XOF Ask 345.65 345.7 342.11 345.76 3.31 0.97% 2025/05/23 Time 14:55
NZD/SAR Ask 2.2369 2.2365 2.2141 2.2373 0.02 0.96% 2025/05/23 Time 14:54
NZD/TRY Ask 23.2524 23.2475 22.9482 23.2554 0.29 1.25% 2025/05/23 Time 14:54

New Zealand Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
DJ New Zealand (USD) 400.19 400.42 399.95 401.85 1.59 0.40% 2025/05/23 Time 10:01
DJ New Zealand 365.98 365.88 365.53 367.84 0.81 0.22% 2025/05/23 Time 9:41
NZX All 1818.5 1818.33 1817.74 1828.04 9.14 0.50% 2025/05/23 Time 9:41
NZX SmallCap 17408.82 17427.89 17387.91 17433.87 60.80 0.35% 2025/05/23 Time 9:41
NZX 50 12596.5 12591.69 12591.69 12664.37 65.75 0.52% 2025/05/23 Time 9:21
NZX MidCap 5375 5381.29 5362.68 5383.71 15.34 0.29% 2025/05/23 Time 9:21

New Zealand Bonds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
New Zealand 2Y 3.348 3.373 3.34 3.373 0.02 0.51% 2025/05/23 Time 12:02
New Zealand 5Y 3.938 3.963 3.938 3.968 0.02 0.38% 2025/05/23 Time 12:02
New Zealand 7Y 4.165 4.19 4.165 4.19 0.01 0.24% 2025/05/23 Time 12:02
New Zealand 10Y 4.665 4.69 4.665 4.69 0.02 0.39% 2025/05/23 Time 12:02
New Zealand 15Y 4.913 4.938 4.911 4.938 0.00 0.04% 2025/05/23 Time 12:02
New Zealand 20Y 5.195 5.22 5.175 5.22 0.03 0.48% 2025/05/23 Time 12:02

New Zealand Funds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Mercer Ethical Leaders Nz Shares Fund 3.278 - 3.278 3.278 0.01 0.34% 2025/05/23 Time 13:12
Westpac Kiwisaver Growth Fund 2.906 - 2.906 2.906 0.00 0.07% 2025/05/23 Time 13:12
Westpac Kiwisaver Balanced Fund 2.629 - 2.629 2.629 0.00 0.08% 2025/05/23 Time 13:12
Pie Australasian Dividend Growth Fund 4.649 - 4.649 4.649 0.03 0.58% 2025/05/23 Time 13:12
Mercer Macquarie Nz Fixed Interest Fund 1.601 - 1.601 1.601 0.00 0.06% 2025/05/23 Time 13:12
Mint Australasian Equity Fund (retail) 4.283 - 4.283 4.283 0.02 0.37% 2025/05/23 Time 13:12

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

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Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index
98.3 25 Apr 93.2 points
Average House Prices
914504 25 Apr 903928 NZD
Balance of Trade
1426 25 Apr 794 NZD Million
Bank Lending Rate
11.15 25 Apr 11.26 percent
Bankruptcies
61 25 Apr 63 Individuals
Banks Balance Sheet
730162 25 Mar 736108 NZD Million
Building Permits
3398 25 Mar 2791 Units
Building Permits MoM
9.6 25 Mar 0.7 percent
Business Confidence
49.3 25 Apr 57.5 points
CPI Housing Utilities
1415 25 Mar 1405 points
CPI Transportation
1264 25 Mar 1254 points
Capacity Utilization
90.5 25 Mar 91.3 percent
Capital Flows
-3423 24 Dec 2912 NZD Million
Car Registrations
3043 25 Apr 3913 Units
Central Bank Balance Sheet
77756 25 Apr 89040 NZD Million
Changes in Inventories
-234 24 Dec -531 NZD Million
Commodity Prices YoY
14.4 25 Apr 15 percent
Composite PMI
48.2 25 Apr 49.4 points
Construction Output
-11.59 24 Dec -7.12 percent
Consumer Confidence
89.2 25 Mar 97.5 points
Consumer Price Index CPI
1299 25 Mar 1287 points
Consumer Spending
45231 24 Dec 45196 NZD Million
Core Consumer Prices
1295 25 Mar 1284 points
Core Inflation Rate
2.8 25 Mar 2.7 percent
Corporate Tax Rate
28 25 Dec 28 percent
Corruption Index
83 24 Dec 85 Points
Corruption Rank
4 24 Dec 3
Credit Card Spending
6463 25 Apr 6463 NZD Million
Credit Rating
95 25 May
Crude Oil Production
7 25 Jan 5 BBL/D/1K
Currency
0.59 25 May 0.59
Current Account
-7037 24 Dec -10580 NZD Million
Current Account to GDP
-6.9 23 Dec -8.8 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate
4.19 25 Apr 4.31 percent
Employed Persons
2913 25 Mar 2912 Thousand
Employment Change
0.1 25 Mar -0.1 percent
Employment Rate
67.2 25 Mar 67.3 percent
Export Prices
1490 24 Dec 1444 points
Export Prices MoM
3.2 24 Dec 0.7 percent
Exports
7840 25 Apr 7410 NZD Million
External Debt
403539 24 Dec 387953 NZD Million
Fiscal Expenditure
161822 23 Dec 150956 NZD Million
Food Inflation
3.7 25 Apr 3.5 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
2777 24 Dec -1717 NZD Million
Foreign Exchange Reserves
45231 25 Apr 45354 NZD Million
Full Time Employment
2315 25 Mar 2327 Thousand
Full Year GDP Growth
-0.5 24 Dec 1.8 percent
GDP
252 23 Dec 247 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
-1.1 24 Dec -1.6 percent
GDP Constant Prices
72099 24 Dec 71504 NZD Million
GDP Deflator
1502 24 Dec 1488 points
GDP Growth Rate
0.7 24 Dec -1.1 percent
GDP from Agriculture
3744 24 Dec 3694 NZD Million
GDP from Construction
4176 24 Dec 4310 NZD Million
GDP from Manufacturing
5418 24 Dec 5401 NZD Million
GDP from Mining
488 24 Dec 494 NZD Million
GDP from Public Administration
3348 24 Dec 3364 NZD Million
GDP from Services
49155 24 Dec 48777 NZD Million
GDP from Transport
2829 24 Dec 2762 NZD Million
GDP from Utilities
1828 24 Dec 1790 NZD Million
GDP per Capita
41767 23 Dec 42321 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
48580 23 Dec 49225 USD
Gasoline Prices
1.57 25 Apr 1.53 USD/Liter
Global Dairy Trade Price Index
-0.9 25 May 4.6 percent
Government Budget
-2.4 23 Dec -2.7 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value
-9446 23 Dec -9691 NZD Million
Government Debt to GDP
45.2 24 Dec 39.3 percent of GDP
Government Revenues
153011 23 Dec 141627 NZD Million
Government Spending
14776 24 Dec 14500 NZD Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
17197 24 Dec 17175 NZD Million
Gross National Product
76655 24 Dec 76188 NZD Million
Home Ownership Rate
64.6 18 Dec 64.7 percent
Hospital Beds
2.52 23 Dec 2.57 per 1000 people
Hospitals
31.84 23 Dec 32.01 per one million people
House Price Index MoM
1.2 25 Apr -1 percent
House Price Index YoY
-1.3 25 Apr -2.3 percent
Households Debt to GDP
89.9 24 Sep 89.5 percent of GDP
Households Debt to Income
168 24 Sep 167 percent
Housing Index
2322 25 Apr 2295 Points
Import Prices
1009 24 Dec 1008 points
Import Prices MoM
0.1 24 Dec -1.7 percent
Imports
6420 25 Apr 6610 NZD Million
Industrial Production
-2.4 24 Dec -2.8 percent
Inflation Expectations
2.29 25 Jun 2.06 percent
Inflation Rate
2.5 25 Mar 2.2 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
0.9 25 Mar 0.5 percent
Input Producer Prices
1467 25 Mar 1426 points
Interbank Rate
3.31 25 May 3.32 percent
Interest Rate
3.5 25 Apr 3.75 percent
Job Vacancies
151 25 Mar 130 index points
Labor Force Participation Rate
70.8 25 Mar 70.9 percent
Labour Costs
1412 24 Dec 1404 points
Loans to Private Sector
137482 25 Mar 138240 NZD Million
Manufacturing PMI
53.9 25 Apr 53.2 points
Manufacturing Sales
0.8 24 Dec -1.6 percent
Medical Doctors
3.62 22 Dec 3.54 per 1000 people
Military Expenditure
2998 24 Dec 3029 USD Million
Minimum Wages
23.5 25 Feb 23.15 NZD/Hour
Money Supply M0
9201 25 Apr 9072 NZD Million
Money Supply M1
122194 25 Mar 119410 NZD Million
Money Supply M3
431431 25 Mar 428046 NZD Million
Nurses
12.36 23 Dec 12.13 per 1000 people
PPI Input
2.9 25 Mar -0.9 percent
Part Time Employment
598 25 Mar 585 Thousand
Personal Income Tax Rate
39 25 Dec 39 percent
Population
5.36 24 Dec 5.31 Million
Price to Rent Ratio
127 24 Sep 129
Private Sector Credit
585372 25 Mar 584608 NZD Million
Producer Price Inflation MoM
2.1 25 Mar -0.1 percent
Producer Prices
1474 25 Mar 1443 points
Producer Prices Change
4.7 25 Mar 3.3 percent
Productivity
126 23 Dec 127 points
Residential Property Prices
-1.81 24 Dec -1.17 Percent
Retail Sales MoM
0.8 25 Mar 1 percent
Retail Sales YoY
0.7 25 Mar 0.2 percent
Retirement Age Men
65 25 Dec 65 Years
Retirement Age Women
65 25 Dec 65 Years
Services PMI
48.5 25 Apr 49.1 points
Stock Market
12612 25 May 12650 points
Terms of Trade
1476 24 Dec 1432 points
Terrorism Index
0.22 24 Dec 1.95 Points
Tourism Revenues
4119 24 Dec 2803 NZD Million
Tourist Arrivals
311808 25 Mar 354408
Unemployed Persons
156 25 Mar 156 Thousand
Unemployment Rate
5.1 25 Mar 5.1 percent
Wage Growth
2.5 25 Mar 2.9 percent
Wages
42.85 25 Mar 42.64 NZD/Hour
Wages in Manufacturing
39.49 25 Mar 39.36 NZD/Hour
Weapons Sales
20 23 Dec 29 SIPRI TIV Million
Youth Unemployment Rate
12.9 25 Mar 13.4 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index 98.3 95 95 104 101 points
Balance of Trade 1426 460 -1700 -60 270 NZD Million
Bank Lending Rate 11.15 10.9 10.65 10.65 10.65 percent
Building Permits 3398 3299 3332 3382 3369 Units
Business Confidence 49.3 50 51 56 59 points
CPI Housing Utilities 1415 1385 1404 1434 1440 points
CPI Transportation 1264 1260 1265 1275 1282 points
Capacity Utilization 90.5 91.8 92 93 92 percent
Car Registrations 3043 3650 3700 4050 3980 Units
Commodity Prices YoY 14.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.5 percent
Composite PMI 48.2 50.6 51 49.7 50.4 points
Consumer Confidence 89.2 98 99 101 98 points
Consumer Price Index CPI 1299 1299 1309 1319 1328 points
Consumer Spending 45231 44914 45286 45683 46181 NZD Million
Core Consumer Prices 1295 1296 1306 1310 1322 points
Core Inflation Rate 2.8 2.5 2.3 2 2.1 percent
Credit Card Spending 6463 6600 6620 6680 7000 NZD Million
Currency 0.59 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57
Current Account -7037 -7900 -12600 -6100 -6300 NZD Million
Current Account to GDP -6.9 -5.8 -4.5 -4 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate 4.19 3.94 3.69 3.69 3.69 percent
Employed Persons 2913 2965 2973 2990 3000 Thousand
Employment Change 0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.3 percent
Export Prices MoM 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 percent
Exports 7840 6150 5200 6350 6500 NZD Million
Food Inflation 3.7 2.5 3 2.6 2 percent
Full Year GDP Growth -0.5 1.5 percent
GDP 252 254.95 263.11 272.59 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate -1.1 -0.9 0.2 1 2.1 percent
GDP Constant Prices 72099 71468 71647 72820 73613 NZD Million
GDP Deflator 1502 1500 1522 1540 1535 points
GDP Growth Rate 0.7 0.4 0.8 1 0.8 percent
GDP from Agriculture 3744 3667 3701 3781 3823 NZD Million
GDP from Construction 4176 4381 4319 4218 4264 NZD Million
GDP from Manufacturing 5418 5467 5412 5472 5532 NZD Million
GDP from Mining 488 500.46 494.99 492.88 498.25 NZD Million
GDP from Public Administration 3348 3393 3371 3381 3418 NZD Million
GDP from Services 49155 48605 48875 49647 50187 NZD Million
GDP from Transport 2829 2768 2768 2857 2888 NZD Million
GDP from Utilities 1828 1837 1794 1846 1866 NZD Million
GDP per Capita 41767 42226 43578 45146 USD USD
GDP per Capita PPP 48580 49115 50686 52511 USD USD
Gasoline Prices 1.57 1.59 1.61 1.63 1.65 USD/Liter
Government Budget -2.4 -1.8 -0.5 0.5 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 45.2 39 39.4 40 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 17197 17461 17209 17369 17558 NZD Million
Gross National Product 76655 76284 76340 77422 78265 NZD Million
Housing Index 2322 2304 2301 2308 2318 Points
Import Prices MoM 0.1 0.7 0.3 0 0.4 percent
Imports 6420 5690 6900 6410 6230 NZD Million
Inflation Expectations 2.29 2.4 1.8 2 1.7 percent
Inflation Rate 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.2 percent
Inflation Rate MoM 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.5 percent
Interest Rate 3.5 3.25 3 3 3 percent
Labor Force Participation Rate 70.8 70.4 71.2 71.4 70.9 percent
Labour Costs 1412 1424 1431 1433 1437 points
Loans to Private Sector 137482 134280 135177 138942 140369 NZD Million
Manufacturing PMI 53.9 50.6 50.9 50.5 50 points
Manufacturing Sales 0.8 0.9 1.7 -0.5 2 percent
Minimum Wages 23.5 23.7 24 24.5 NZD/Hour NZD/Hour
Population 5.36 5.45 5.51 5.6 Million Million
Producer Prices Change 4.7 2.5 2 1.9 1.6 percent
Retail Sales MoM 0.8 -0.2 0.6 -0.3 0.4 percent
Retail Sales YoY 0.7 -0.3 0.6 1 0.8 percent
Services PMI 48.5 50.6 50.4 50.7 50.8 points
Stock Market 12612 12225 12183 12141 12101 points
Terms of Trade 1476 1479 1487 1490 1486 points
Tourism Revenues 4119 3700 3000 5000 60000 NZD Million
Tourist Arrivals 311808 190000 230000 500000 369000
Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 percent
Wage Growth 2.5 2 1.9 1.5 1.8 percent