NZ Treasury Monthly Economic Indicators for janu January

Summary bullet points:

  • Data released over December and January showed a more optimistic near term outlook for the domestic economy, but coronavirus poses new risk
  • Businesses displayed reduced levels of pessimism, however sentiment remains negative
  • Rising house prices, falling median days to sell and strong consent issuance are expected to produce sustained high housing market activity into 2020
  • Improvement in global outlook set back by coronavirus outbreak

Plenty more here if you are interested.