Capacity Utilization in New Zealand increased to 91 percent in the third quarter of 2026 from 90.80 percent in the second quarter of 2026. Capacity Utilization in New Zealand averaged 91.39 percent from 2008 until 2026, 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 90.10 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 91.50 percent in 2027 and 92.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-13 10:00 PM
NZIER Capacity Utilization
Q2 90.8% 91.2% 90.9%
2026-10-05 09:00 PM
NZIER Capacity Utilization
Q3 91% 90.8% 89.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 78.00 69.00 Individuals Aug 2026
ANZ Business Confidence 51.90 53.70 points Sep 2026
NZIER Capacity Utilization 91.00 90.80 percent Sep 2026
Car Registrations 3548.00 3350.00 Units Aug 2026
Changes in Inventories -60.00 229.00 NZD Million Jun 2026
Corruption Index 81.00 83.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 4.00 4.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production 4.40 0.40 percent Jun 2026
Manufacturing Sales YoY 6.40 2.80 percent Jun 2026


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
91.00 90.80 97.10 81.70 2008 - 2026 percent Quarterly
NSA