Capacity Utilization in New Zealand decreased to 89.40 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 90.50 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Capacity Utilization in New Zealand averaged 91.46 percent from 2008 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 97.10 percent in the first quarter of 2022 and a record low of 81.70 percent in the second quarter of 2023. source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research

Capacity Utilization in New Zealand is expected to be 90.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the New Zealand Capacity Utilization is projected to trend around 92.90 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-04-07 10:00 PM
NZIER Capacity Utilization
Q1 90.5% 91.3% 91.4%
2025-06-30 10:00 PM
NZIER Capacity Utilization
Q2 89.4% 90.5% 90.8%
2025-10-06 09:00 PM
NZIER Capacity Utilization
Q3 89.4% 92%


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New Zealand Capacity Utilization
In New Zealand, Capacity Utilization is the difference between the potential and actual use of an input. Capacity utilization is high when actual output is close to potential output because the most use is being made of labor and capital.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
89.40 90.50 97.10 81.70 2008 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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