ANZ's proxy measure for New Zealand economic growth, the Truckometer is a measure of traffic flows
The 'heavy' traffic index comes in at +1.1% m/m
- previous revised to +3.0% ( from +2.9%)
'Light' traffic index +1.5%
- prior -0.5%
- ANZ remarks on today's result:
- Suggests the economy may not have grown much at all in the September quarter
- But October and November data mean the dip was short-lived
- "The economy is at a delicate juncture, but the Light Traffic Index, which provides a forward-looking indicator of momentum in the economy, suggests we'll push through"
Delivery guy looks familiar