Confidence Charts
The CBOE Volatility Index or VIX is often also called the 'fear' index.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) developed the index which measures the near term (next 30 days) expected volatility…
The ANZ monthly business confidence series includes this important component - Activity Outlook. While the Business Confidence series records the results of a question about what responders think…
The NZIER quarterly survey of business opinion (QSBO). This chart tracks the net "General Business Situation", showing the percent of those who are expecting an improvement over those who are…
Every month (except January), the ANZ surveys business managers, recording their opinions in a broad range of areas, and reporting them in their Business Outlook reports.
They ask questions in two…
This series measures the results of a set of five questions asked monthly of a random telephone sample of over 1,000 people.
The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating is 100.0 plus the simple…
This is a quarterly reading of employment confidence, done by McDemott-Miller for Westpac, and published by Westpac economics.
The Index is based on a survey of a representative sample of 1,500 New…
The ASB Housing Confidence survey is produced by AC Nielsen. It is a quarterly assessment of what people responded to three questions:
1. whether or not now is a good time to buy
2. whether prices…
The Performance of Services Index is a monthly survey of the New Zealand services sector providing an early indicator of activity levels. It is produced by Business NZ, and sponsored by BNZ, who also…
The Performance Composite Index is a monthly survey combining both the PMI and PSI indexes. It is produced by Business NZ, and sponsored by BNZ who also provide expert commentary.
A PCI reading…
The Performance of Manufacturing Index is a monthly survey of the manufacturing sector providing an early indicator of activity levels. It is produced by Business NZ, and sponsored by BNZ, who also…