From the Westpac-McDermott Miller survey of New Zealand employee confidence index for Q4 2017

At 113.9, highest since before 2008 global financial crisis

  • from 113.8 in Q3

WPAC comment:

  • New Zealand workers are reporting that jobs availability is the best it's been in nearly a decade
  • Despite this improved jobs outlook, most households remain pessimistic about their chances of getting a pay rise in 2018

Better jobs market, still sluggish wage growth is a familiar story not just for New Zealand but elsewhere also.

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Earlier from New Zealand:

NZD is down a few tics, barely changed though.