OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said: "New Zealand's economic outlook has weakened a little since the March Monetary Policy Statement.
"Political and economic stresses in Europe, along with a run of weaker-than-expected data, have seen New Zealand's trading partner outlook worsen. Furthermore, there is a small but growing risk that conditions in the euro area deteriorate more markedly than is projected in the June Statement. The Bank is monitoring euro-area developments carefully given the potential for rapid change.
"Increased agricultural production and the weakened global outlook have driven New Zealand's export commodity prices lower. The resulting moderation in export incomes, although partially offset by depreciation in the exchange rate, will weigh on economic activity in New Zealand. Fiscal consolidation is also likely to constrain demand growth going forward.
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