Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for NZD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/NZD pairs.
The most recent announced value for Employment Change was 0.5% against a forecast of 0.2%.
Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Employment Change result:
| Previous | Latest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) | Bearish change | 0.9% | 0.2% | ||
| Gross Domestic Product (YoY) | Bullish change | 1.7% | 2.6% | ||
| Business NZ PSI | Bullish change | 50.6 | 51.2 | ||
| Business NZ PMI | Bearish change | 54.3 | 53.1 |
| Country: | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Currency: | NZD |
| Source: | Stats NZ |
| Category: | Labor Market |
| Frequency: | Quarterly |