A recent survey revealed that New Zealanders are still uncomfortable about the economy. About 1000 New Zealanders were surveyed by the UMR Research's online survey in April, which revealed that opinions on economic conditions improved from -36 per cent in February up to -25 per cent in April.

UMR Research revealed that about 61% of New Zealanders believe that it is not the right time to buy the things and about 64% of people were uncomfortable with the buying climate in February.

The overall consumer comfort index rose six percentage points to 12 per cent. The overall scores of men and people younger than 30, rose from -14 per cent to -3 per cent, and from -23 per cent to -12 per cent, respectively, which led to the biggest improvements.

Women and people in Wellington reported small improvements. Women's economic comfort levels were at -20 per cent, up from -22 per cent, and while comfort levels in Wellington were -16 per cent, up from -18 per cent, according to the survey.

People who earn less than $15,000 a year were the lowest-scoring demographic overall, while people earning more than $70,000 were the only demographic with a positive score. About 43% of New Zealanders describe that their personal monetary situation as not good or poor.