# New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate – Aug 8, 2019: 1

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/policy-rate/announcements/nzd_policy_rate_2019-08-08
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 1 |
| Previous | 1.5 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2019-08-08 |
| Release time (local) | 2019-08-08 14:00 Pacific/Auckland |
| Release time (UTC) | 2019-08-08 02:00 UTC |
| Release ID | nzd_policy_rate_2019-08-08 |

New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 1 on Aug 8, 2019, compared with 1.5 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-08 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2026-07-08 | 2.5 | 2.25 | -- |
| 2026-05-27 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.9 |
| 2026-04-08 | 2.25 | 2.25 | -- |
| 2026-02-18 | 2.25 | 2.25 | -- |
| 2025-11-27 | 2.25 | 2.25 | -- |
| 2025-11-26 | 2.25 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2025-11-25 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2025-11-20 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2025-11-17 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2025-10-09 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2025-10-08 | 2.5 | 3 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/nzd/policy_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/policy-rate/announcements/nzd_policy_rate_2019-05-09
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/policy-rate/announcements/nzd_policy_rate_2020-03-17
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/policy-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt