Economic Intelligence
Te Waka publishes a range of economic intelligence reports which highlight the key indicators and trends of the Waikato economy, and provide expert insight and opinion.
The Economic Radar, currently published monthly, started in April 2020 to graphically track our region’s progress during and after the Covid-19 lockdown. We also publish quarterly economic updates where we highlight and discuss topics of interest to our region.
These publications are produced with the support of Waikato Regional Council Economists Blair Keenan and Sarah MacKay.
Te Waka Economic Radar Webinar
Hosted by Te Waka CEO, Michael Bassett-Foss. Panelists are Blair Keenan, Principal Economist, Waikato Regional Council and Sarah MacKay, Economist, Waikato Regional Council.
View this webinar from 20 July 2020 on-demand, joining panelists as they unpack and explain the implications of the data presented in Te Waka’s weekly Economic Radar.
News
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Reflections on the National Accounts, by Blair Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor
The size of the Covid-shock to the Aotearoa-New Zealand economy became a little clearer today, with the release of the national accounts for the June 2020 quarter. This showed gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 12.2 percent (seasonally adjusted) from the March 2020 quarter, and was 12.4 percent lower than the June 2019 quarter. This is by far the largest quarterly fall recorded in this country, and reflects the lockdown under Alert level 4 which began at the end of March.
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Waikato business survey reports mixed signals
A survey of 589 Waikato business owners and managers has found that while overall economic sentiment is pessimistic, the region’s businesses are more optimistic than their counterparts across New Zealand.
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Te Waka Economic Radar 4 September 2020
While noting the general stabilisation of trends, there remains uncertainty in a number of areas.
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Te Waka Economic Radar 7 August 2020
Charts in today’s Radar summarise statistics and data released over the last four weeks. While noting general stabilisation of trends, there remains uncertainty.
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Te Waka Economic Radar 3 July 2020
Charts in today’s Radar show some improvement and stabilisation of trends over the past few weeks.
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Te Waka Economic Radar 17 June 2020
Yesterday 16 June marked the end of the country’s first week at Alert Level 1. This week’s Radar show some improvement and stabilisation of trends from last week.
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Te Waka Economic Radar 10 June 2020
We expect reports in the coming weeks will begin to paint a clearer picture of what the shift to Alert Level 1 means for the country and Waikato region.
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Te Waka Economic Radar 3 June 2020
Today marks the end of the country’s third week at Alert Level 2. We expect to see further improvement as businesses/individuals in the country and Waikato region continue to phase-in the ‘less restrictive’ Alert Level 2 environment.
Resources
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Quarterly Economic Update Q3 2020
Quarterly Economic Update Q3 2020 by Bliar Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor
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Quarterly Economic Update Q2 2020
Quarterly Economic Update Q2 2020 By Blair Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor
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Quarterly Economic Update Q1 2020
Quarterly Economic Update Q1 2020 By Blair Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor
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Quarterly Economic Update Q4 2019
Quarterly Economic Update Q4 2019 By Blair Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor
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Quarterly Economic Update Q3 2019
Quarterly Economic Update Q3 2019 By Blair Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor
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The Waikato Economy
June 2019. By Blair Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor
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Quarterly Economic Update Q2 2019
Quarterly Economic Update Q2 2019 By Blair Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor
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Quarterly Economic Update Q1 2019
Quarterly Economic Update Q1 2019 By Blair Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor
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Quarterly Economic Update Q4 2018
Quarterly Economic Update Q4 2018 By Blair Keenan, Te Waka Economic Advisor