NZ Q1 current account balance (actual) -NZ$1.008B
- exp -NZ$0.967B, prev -NZ$5.984B
NZ Q1 seasonally adjusted current account -NZ$4.552B
- prev -NZ$4.452B
NZ year to March current account -NZ$16.3B / -3.6% of GDP.
The sharp narrowing in NZ deficit will offer the RBNZ some modest comfort on external balance pressures.
I'll have more to come on this separately