Business Outlook

The results of a monthly survey of 1,500 businesses nationwide. Business Outlook analyses where the economy will be going over the next 12 months. The publication is written for business people who can see at a glance how business confidence is stacking up, what export sales are up to, how the labour market is doing, and a whole lot more.

You can read the report on screen or browse it in a PDF format. You can view a PDF version of the survey questionnaire (PDF 55KB) that we send to our respondents group, background information (PDF 387KB) about the survey, and the scheduled release dates (PDF 12KB) of the report.

The National Bank Business Outlook is a key leading barometer for the economy. It relies on the input of New Zealand businesses and this input has proven to be very adept at picking economic developments. If you would like to be part of the National Bank Business Outlook survey, please email steve.edwards@nbnz.co.nz, giving your email address, industry and the major region you operate in.

→August 2010PDF version 135 KB
→July 2010PDF version 132 KB
→June 2010PDF version 131 KB
→May 2010PDF version 133 KB
→April 2010PDF version 137 KB
→March 2010PDF version 134 KB
→February 2010PDF version 123 KB
→December 2009PDF version 124 KB
→November 2009PDF version 91 KB
→October 2009PDF version 130 KB
→September 2009PDF version 131 KB
→August 2009PDF version 92 KB

You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the PDF version. If you don't have it, don't worry - it's free. Just follow this link to the Adobe site to download a copy.

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