Capacity Utilization in New Zealand increased to 91.20 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 89.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Capacity Utilization in New Zealand averaged 91.40 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 91.90 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 2027, according to our econometric models.