Reserve Bank balance sheet

An abridged statement of the financial position of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

International position

Selected tables providing information on New Zealand’s external position, including international reserves and foreign currency liquidity, selected account positions at the IMF and the liabilities owed by New Zealand residents to non-residents arising from the acquisition of foreign financial resources and/or goods and services.

Government finance and securities

A collection of survey results on Government securities: ownership, maturity structure, sales and turnover.

Economic indicators

Selected macro-economic data. Statistics New Zealand, New Zealand’s national statistical office, is the prime source of these series.

Money, credit & financial statistics

A collection of survey information on selected New Zealand financial institutions.

Interest Rates

Selected wholesale and retail interest rates. Wholesale market data are indicative market mid-rates collected at 11.10am from Reuters’ electronic wire services. Selected retail interest rates are reported as at the last working day of the month

Exchange Rates

Selected exchange rates. All wholesale market data are indicative market mid-rates collected at 11.10am from Reuters’ electronic wire services.

New Zealand Debt Management Office Data

Data relating to Kiwi Bond interest rates, Treasury Bill and Government Bond tender results.

Fiscal Time Series – Historical Fiscal Indicators 1972-2008

The spreadsheet available here contains historical fiscal data, including debt, fiscal balance, tax and spending since 1972. An explanation of each series can be found in the Series Description sheet.

Summary of Data

Data covers the years 1972 to 2008. We have not attempted to reconcile and backdate for changes in accounting policies and users should be aware of breaks in the data. The data can be used to identify general trends in ‘headline’ fiscal indicators over time.

Long-term data series (Treasury)

The long-term data series have been collected together by staff at Treasury to provide a general reference source of information on demographic, social and economic trends in New Zealand. The series cover varying periods of time between 1840 and 2004. They are made available as downloadable Excel spreadsheets (Excel 2002 format), and each file contains one data worksheet and one documentation worksheet.

• Population
• Labour market
• Social indicators
• Government
• National income
• Finance
• Prices
• Overseas trade and payments
• Production
• Transport
• Land
• Productivity
• Communications