Saturday, September 04, 2010

Vital Statistics

GDP
(avg growth, year to Mar 10)

-0.4%

CPI
(Jun 10 increase on Jun 09)

1.8%

Current account balance
(year to Mar 10, % of GDP)

-2.4%

Unemployment
(Jun 10)

6.8%

Employment
(Jun 10 change on Jun 09)

-0.1%


Media Coverage


24 Sep 2008
Official economic statistics are due out on Friday confirming that New Zealand is in a recession, but just what does that mean for you and are we through the worst of it?  TVNZ interviews Dr Ganesh Nana and others on the current economic situation. Click here to »»
18 Sep 2008
The demise of Wall Street institutions Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and the bailout of AIG have sent shockwaves around the financial world. Dr Ganesh Nana from BERL discusses this and other issues in the current economic environment on NZI Business.  Click here to »»
05 Aug 2008
BERL believes that National's plan to fund infrastructure investment from debt is OK, as long as the investment results in improved productivity.  Senior economist Dr Ganesh Nana believes that borrowing for infrastructure is a good theory and that it is carried out by every business in New Zealand. However, it is important to "nail down" what projects National is intending to spend the money on and to ensure that they add to the »»
09 Jul 2008
Kel Sanderson, Chief Economist, says recession should not have happened. Click here to »»
20 Jun 2008
Senior economist Dr Ganesh Nana spoke about the huge cost of the Reserve Bank's inflation targeting policy.  Click here to view. Click here for the press »»
05 Mar 2008
Dr Ganesh Nana, senior economist, on Breakfast Business to discuss the OCR announcement and the Reserve Bank's monetary policy statement which is to be released on Thursday. Click here for »»
07 Jan 2008
Chris Laidlaw talks to Ganesh Nana (economics), Lesley Murdoch (sports), Guyon Espiner (politics) and Pinky Agnew (social) about 2007 and prospects ahead.  Click here for the discussion on Radio New Zealand Sunday »»
19 Dec 2007
BERL forecasts economic growth of a respectable 3.2 per cent in the year to March 2008, slowing slightly in the following two years because of more subdued household spending. Read full »»
19 Dec 2007
BERL believes that growth will continue at a respectable 3.2 percent in the March 2008 year but slowing over the next two years. But of concern is consumer spending at the expense of business investment. BERL economist Dr Ganesh Nana discusses this on TV3 Business »»
08 Mar 2007
Most economists expect Reserve Bank Governor Dr Alan Bollard to raise interest rates on Thursday morning. But Dr Ganesh Nana of economic researchers Berl wants him to hold his nerve.  Click here to view the interview with Michael Wilson on Business. »»
19 Dec 2006
  Dr Ganesh Nana talks about wages.  Click here to »»
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