Two major financial reports have given a glimpse at the state of Aotearoa's economy.
The financial stability report and unemployment figures gave us a sense that the economy is still holding up well, but that could change soon.
All forecasts point to things becoming a whole lot tougher as the pressure mounts.
So how much worse will the situation become? Will the Government step in to help? And how bad could the coming year get for Kiwi families?
Today, on The Front Page, BusinessDesk senior reporter Rebecca Howard takes Damien through the big economic data.
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