June 15, 2020

The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts showed an even greater degree of uncertainty over the growth outlook ahead. With New Zealand having eliminated the number of active cases of COVID-19 and moving to Alert Level 1 on 8 June, focus now turns to keeping imported cases at bay on the long road to recovery for the economy. The large range in forecasts across the key economic measures highlights the uncertainty in how this recovery will pan out.