2009 Job Summit World Recession & How We Cope
Alan Bollard, Governor
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
27 February 2009
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The biggest destruction of global wealth ever?
$3 trillionLost output
$4 trillionHousing
$30 trillionEquity Markets
$2 trillionCredit-related losses
Value loss (est. $US)
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-1.5
-1.0
-0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
QPC
Trading partner growth slows
AsianCrisis
TechBubble
Sars FinancialCrisis
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-1.5
-1.0
-0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
QPC
Trading partner growth slows
AsianCrisis
TechBubble
Sars FinancialCrisis
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Lower growth world must adjust
Consumption, currencies
Reserves
Savings, exports
Currencies
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New Zealand has strengths…
• Past strong growth, low unemployment
• Flexible product and labour markets
• Floating exchange rate & hedging
• Responsive monetary policy
• Strong government accounts
• Sound banking system
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94
96
98
100
102
104
Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10
Japan
Australia
UK
US
GDP
…but we don’t escape unscathed
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94
96
98
100
102
104
Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10
Japan
Australia
UK
US
GDP
…but we don’t escape unscathed
New Zealand
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Domestic credit growth
0
5
10
15
20
25
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
APC
AgricultureBusiness
Household
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Intended Investment & Employment
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Net %
Investment
Employment
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How we cope
• New Zealand has some strengths but also vulnerabilities
• We will play our role
• Banks must also play a key role
• You will all be affected. We want to hear your ideas….