December 2025 Quarterly Economic Monitor (QEM) has been updated
New Zealand’s economic recovery is building momentum, with higher activity in all but one region in the December 2025 quarter, according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies.
Overview of economic trends
Economic recovery is getting underway across most of New Zealand’s regions, according to Infometrics’ latest monitoring of regional economies.
Provisional estimates from the Infometrics December 2025 Quarterly Economic Monitor suggests that economic activity rose 1.6%pa in the December 2025 quarter, and up 0.4%pa over the 2025 calendar year.