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Manawatū District Quarterly Economic Update – December 2020 1 April 2021

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Page 1: Manawat Economic Update – December 2020

Manawatū District Quarterly Economic Update – December 2020

1 April 2021

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Key messages

• The strong economic performance of the District continues and the outlook for the local economy in 2021 is strong;

• Earnings growth, strong GDP performance, and continued growth in consumer spending highlights the resilience of the local and regional economy; 

• Unprecedented levels of investment and relatively strong trade conditions are expected to sustain local economic performance. Global economic volatility, however, will remain elevated in 2021;

• Labour force indicators remain positive but the number of potential workers requiring jobseeker assistance remains significantly higher than pre‐COVID levels;

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Key messages• House prices continue to rise strongly however there may be some positive signs of easing?  Slowing house price growth would support affordability objectives in the District; 

• Non‐residential construction activity dominates growth in construction investment; 

• Double‐digit growth in average weekly rental prices continue;  

• Monetary and fiscal policy remains relatively supportive of heightened economic activity however there are factors to watch.  Incoming policy may impact on the supply and price of rental properties to the market.  We will be watching the local data closely;

• Supply side bottlenecks, inflationary pressures and rising interest rates are expected to be a feature of the global economy over 2021.  Despite substantial intervention by the RBNZ, it is likely rising interest rates will flow through to the NZ economy over the next year or two.

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Minor contraction in GDP to the YE Dec 2020 Worst affected Annual GDP  

change

Queenstown‐Lakes District

↓ 8.4%

Mackenzie District ↓ 6.9%

Auckland ↓ 4.3%

Waitomo District ↓3.9%

Westland District ↓ 3.6%

Rotorua District ↓ 3.4%

Grey District  ↓ 3.4%

Wellington City ↓ 3.2%

Christchurch City ↓ 3.2%

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Regional quarterly GDP results continue to show strength

Quarterly GDP change %

2020 quarter vs same quarter the previous 

year

Ruapehu District +7.8% +4.0%

Whanganui District +0.7% +3.2%

Rangitikei District +16.8% ‐1.5%

Manawatū District +10.9% +2.0%Palmerston North City +2.2% +0.6%

Tararua District +13.4% +1.1%

Horowhenua District +10.0% +1.2%Manawatū‐Whanganui Region +5.6% +1.4%

New Zealand +5.3% +0.2%Queenstown‐Lakes District +0.6% ‐8.9%

Auckland ‐5.9% ‐0.9%

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Local jobs and earnings rise in the Dec 2020 qtr vs Dec 2019• Council Annual 

earnings growth %

Annual jobs growth %

Horowhenua ↑6.0% ↑4.4%

Manawatū ↑6.5% ↑7.4%

Rangitikei ↑5.3% ↓2.6%

Tararua ↑4.7% ↑4.8%

Horizons Region

↑4.7% ↑1.4%

Whanganui  ↑4.1% ↑2.4%

Palmerston North

↑4.1% ↓0.9%

Ruapehu ↑2.1% ↑5.0%

New Zealand ↓1.2% ↓0.9%

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The value of New Zealand exports continue to exceed import values

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Import values fall while export values soften relative to 2019 (YE Feb)

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$5b of investment will continue to support the regional economy  

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Regional labour force indicators remain positive

• The District unemployment rate remains beneath the and NZ unemployment rate (2.8% vs 4.6%)

• The number of people of working age increased by 900 between March and December while 1,900 more people were either working or available for work

• The underutilisation rate declined from 15.0% in the June quarter to 12.8% in the December quarter

• There was 1,200 more people employed in the region in the December quarter vs the March quarter 2020

• There were 4,000 more people employed in the December 2020 quarter vs December 2019

Labour force changes are an important indicator and will continue to be monitored in detail.

Manawatū‐Whanganui RegionChange in the Labour Force – Dec 2020 vs Mar 2020

Working age population = 202,000 (↑ 900)

Workforce = 140,600 (↑1,900)

Employment rate = 66.5% (↓ 0.3%)

Underutilisation rate = 12.8% (↑ 

2.2%)

Unemployment rate = 4.5% (↑ 

0.5%)

LFPR = 69.6% 

(↑0.6%)

Not in Workforce = 61,300 (↓1,100)

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Jobseeker numbers fall but remain elevated• Total jobseekers and recipients of 

COVID Income Relief Payment ↓ 38 (from Dec) to 924 in February 2021;

• CIRP recipients declined to zero from  14 in Dec, while Workreadyjobseekers ↓30, Jobseekers (health condi on) ↑6;

• To YE Feb, income payments increased by 193.  This is ↑26.4% on Feb 2020 compared with ↑ 42.7% across NZ;

• Monthly regional job ads ↑8.3% to YE Dec 2020 vs NZ ↓7.9%.

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‘Moderate’ YoY house price growth in early 2021

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Mortgage debt rises while total consumer loans fall in 2020

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Non‐residential consents drive increase in construction investment $ (+25.1%)

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Rental prices continue to surge while public housing demand grows

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Retail spending ↑ 3.5% vs a ↓ 5.0% in na onal spending ( YE Jan 2021)

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Manawatū Region CEDA – Marketview January Quarter Report

Cardholder spending ↑ across domes c marketsSanson leads spending growth across the region

Regional consumers are loyal compared with the national average

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TECT indicates moderate impact on domestic visitor spending

Area Jan 2020 Jan 2021 % change

Manawatū District $28.1m $27.3m ↓3.0%

Palmerston North City $215.9m $199.1m ↓7.8%

Whanganui District $73.1m $75.4m ↑3.2%

Auckland $2,862.7m $1,957.6m ↓3.2%

Wellington City $784.6m $570.4m ↓2.7%

Queenstown‐LakesDistrict

$1,169.9m $810.4m ↓30.7%

Correction – QTLD tourist expenditure fell by almost 31.0% (not 3.1%) 

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Things to watch

• Elevated global economic risk• Continued global surges of COVID‐19 and restrictions on economic activity remain a area of risk for the NZ economy in 2021

• Export conditions for commodities produced in the district will be watched closely

• Higher inflation and interest rate expectations (+ supply side constraints)• Construction sector supply chain disruption• The flow through of global inflationary pressures and rising longer term interest rates

• Government policy 

• Deteriorating housing and rental affordability

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• Our industry structure, high levels of inward investment and limited exposure to international tourism 

continue to drive our strong economic performance relative to much of New Zealand.

• There are some things we can do to support outcomes for our businesses and communities and things we 

can watch to ensure we are prepared to respond to any changing circumstances.

In summary

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