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DATA DETECTIVE
17 January 2012 Last Release
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Next Release
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Tracking New Zealand Economic Statistics Economic Measure
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Period
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Result
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Interest Rate Impact Actual
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Next Release Date
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Forecast
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Interest Rate Impact Forecast
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High Importance - Quarterly
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1
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Real GDP, s.a.
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Q3
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0.8%qoq (1.3% Ann. Avg)
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Æ
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22 Mar
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0.6% [prelim]
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Æ
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2
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CPI Inflation
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Q3
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0.4% (4.6% yoy)
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È
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19 Jan
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0.3%
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Æ
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3
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Unemployment Rate, s.a.
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Q3
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6.6%
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È
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2 Feb
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6.5%
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Æ
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4
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Employment Growth, s.a.
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Q3
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0.2% (2.0% yoy)
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È
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2 Feb
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0.3%
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Æ
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5
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Westpac Consumer Confidence Index
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Q4
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101.3
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Æ
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Mid Mar
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105
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Æ
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6
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Labour Cost Index, Private Sector (qoq)
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Q3
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0.5%
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Æ
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7 Feb
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0.4%
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Æ
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7
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NZIER QSBO Business Confidence s.a.
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Q4
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-3%
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Æ
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Early Apr
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8%
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Æ
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8
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NZIER QSBO Capacity Utilisation
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Q4
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90.2%
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Æ
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Early Apr
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90.5%
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Æ
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9
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Retail Sales Volumes, s.a.
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Q3
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2.2% (+4.0%yoy)
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Æ
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15 Feb
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+1.0%
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Æ
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10
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RBNZ Official Cash Rate
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8 Dec
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2.5% (no change)
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Æ
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26 Jan
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2.5%
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Æ
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High Importance - Monthly
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11
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Building Consents, ex apt. (3mth ave. yoy)
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Nov
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-0.1%
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Æ
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31 Jan
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1.0%
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Æ
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12
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Housing Credit Growth, RBNZ (Annual)
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Nov
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1.1%
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Æ
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31 Jan
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1.2%
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Æ
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13
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Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence
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Dec
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108.4
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È
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19 Jan
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105
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Æ
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14
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REINZ Median House Prices (yoy)
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Nov
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2.1%
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Æ
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Mid Jan
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3.7%
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Æ
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15
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Electronic Card Transactions. Retail s.a.
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Dec
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-0.3% (6.3%yoy)
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Æ
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10 Feb
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0.2%
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Æ
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16
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Net Migration (Annual)
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Nov
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-570
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Æ
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3 Feb
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-400
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Æ
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17
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NBNZ Business Survey Firms own Activity
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Dec
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25.7
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Æ
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29 Feb
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21.5
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Æ
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18
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NBNZ Business Survey Inflation Expectation
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Dec
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2.99%
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Æ
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29 Feb
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2.95%
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Æ
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19
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NBNZ Business Survey Pricing Intentions
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Dec
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17.3
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Æ
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29 Feb
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16.5
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Æ
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20
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ANZ World Commodity Prices
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Dec
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-0.8%mom
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Æ
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2 Feb
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+0.5%
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Æ
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21
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Merchandise Trade Balance (Annual) bn
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Nov
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NZD0.55
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Æ
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27 Jan
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NZD0.40
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Æ
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22
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PMI Manufacturing Confidence Index, s.a.
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Nov
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45.7
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Æ
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26 Jan
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47.5
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Æ
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23
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Govt. Fiscal Balance** bn (4mth end -YTD)
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Oct
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-NZD3.4
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Æ
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31 Jan
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-NZD4.5
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Æ
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Market Indicators
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24
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NZD TWI (Average)
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Dec
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68.7
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Æ
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Jan
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69.8
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Æ
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25
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Oil Prices (Dubai 1 mth) – USD average
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Dec
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106.2
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Æ
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Jan
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109.5
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Æ
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26
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US 10 Year Govt. Bond Yields average
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Dec
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1.97%
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Jan
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1.95%
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Æ
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Lower Importance
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0Ç5È 22Æ
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0Ç 0È 26Æ
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1
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Westpac Employment Confidence Index
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Q4
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99.6
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Æ
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Late Mar
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104
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Æ
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2
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PPI Input Inflation
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Q3
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0.6%qoq
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Æ
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20 Feb
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0.5%
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Æ
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3
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PPI Output Inflation
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Q3
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0.2%qoq
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Æ
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20 Feb
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0.8%
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Æ
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4
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Current Account Balance (Annual) bn
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Q3
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-NZD4.6
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Æ
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21 Mar
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-NZD6.0
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Æ
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5
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Export/Import Prices – Terms of trade
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Q3
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-0.6%
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Æ
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1 Mar
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-1.5%
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Æ
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6
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Merchandise Export Volumes, s.a. (qoq)
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Q3
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-0.7%
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Æ
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1 Mar
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-0.5%
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Æ
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7
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Merchandise Import Volumes, s.a. (qoq)
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Q3
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+2.7%
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Æ
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1 Mar
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+1.0%
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Æ
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8
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Manufacturing Sales Volumes, s.a.
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Q3
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-1.4%
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Æ
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8 Mar
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-0.5%
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Æ
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9
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Wholesale Trade Sales Values, s.a.
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Q3
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-2.2%qoq
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Æ
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7 Mar
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+1.5%
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Æ
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10
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NBNZ Business Confidence
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Dec
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16.9
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Æ
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29 Feb
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14.5
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Æ
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*s.a. denotes seasonally adjusted
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0Ç 0È 10Æ
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0Ç 0È 10Æ
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