March 2025 Newsletter

  Newsletter - March 2025

                Featured article

            Principal Economist and Lead Demographer Nick Brunsdon discusses New Zealand's developing relationship with India, especially in sectors such as trade, migration, and tourism.

                            New Zealand’s growing relationship with India

                    We are increasingly looking to grow our international relationship with India, as demonstrated by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s recent visit.
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                Articles

                                A bigger bite of the cherry

                        Export prices are sitting in a strong position, with healthy demand for New Zealand products across the world and healthy supply here at home. Higher dairy production and a record pay-out will inject an additional $4.5b into the economy in the current season, and meat prices have strengthened over the second half of 2024 too. Horticulture exports are in a strong position too, with rising kiwifruit exports after a tough earlier season, and apple exports have recovered well too after Cyclone Gabrielle.
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                                Chart of the month: What exports are at risk from US tariffs?

                        President Trump’s “on-again, off-again” tariffs, and the uncertainty associated with them, have thrown financial markets into a tailspin over the last couple of months. Although New Zealand is not directly in the firing line from tariffs yet, it’s a possibility in coming weeks.
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                        New releases and updates

    Tertiary Education insights hub

Infometrics' economic insights empower higher education stakeholders to strategically design their academic programs, and explore the transition pathways of school leavers in their areas.

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    Webinar recordings

Infometrics monthly webinars give our clients direct access to our economists and their insights. Clients have access to this month's webinar. After a month, we make recordings available to the public.
March 2025: Global trends and uncertainty
February 2025: Improving school leaver destinations

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    Econ Talks

Chief Executive and Principal Economist Brad Olsen and Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan discuss:
20 March 2025: Out of recession as GDP increases 0.7% in Q4 2024
12 March 2025: Trump Tariffs hit financial markets
12 March 2025: Construction activity continues to fall

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                Subscriber updates

                    Next Forecast release: 17 April 2025

                Infometrics next Building forecasts, Regional construction Outlook (RCO) and Transport forecasts will be released on 17 April 2025.

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