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"In residential real estate buyers remain cautious but listings are in short supply, in construction conditions are very mixed, exporters are showing concerns about the high exchange rate, but interest rates barely rated a mention." Read or download the file here.
According to latest World Bank report 2011, New Zealand is ramked very highly on a number of key indicators, including a ranking of #1 for Protecting Investors and #3 for ease of doing business. Read or download the full report here
"There are signs that housing turnover is strengthening, which usually precludes a pick-up in house prices and consumer spending. We’re not convinced we’ll see prices move far anytime soon but the volume boost is welcome. We’re paying close attention to section sales as they lead building consents, and section sales have risen to their highest in nearly a year. It’s a key barometer to watch to see if this momentum is sustained over the coming months. While the recovery is from low levels and characterised by regional differences, the housing market is moving in the right direction. A similar recovery is underway in the rural property market." Read full report here
"Our view on NZ growth remains firmly positive, but for now one still struggles to find data outside of booming merchandise export receipts to show strong growth. In particular short term construction prospects remain weak and businesses are cutting back investment except on commercial vehicles. Still, with our monthly survey showing confidence in the economy a year from now at a record high we feel on reasonably safe growth with our warnings regarding tightening labour availability, rising inflationary pressures, tightening monetary policy from late in the year, and eventually firmly improving housing market activity." Read or download here.
The BNZ Confidence Survey for May has found an 18 month high in the level of optimism businesses have about where the economy will be a year from now.
"There are upside implications next year (again, as we have been warning) for labour availability, wages growth, inflation, interest rates, the exchange rate, and house prices." (BNZ Weekly Overview 5 May 2011)