CPI Inflation
With the latest annual inflation rate softer than they expected, economists see the way cleared for another Official Cash Rate cut by the Reserve Bank in August
21st Jul 25, 2:33pm
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With the latest annual inflation rate softer than they expected, economists see the way cleared for another Official Cash Rate cut by the Reserve Bank in August
Annual inflation rises to 2.7% in June as local authority rates and payments, actual rentals for housing and electricity escalate
21st Jul 25, 11:05am
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Annual inflation rises to 2.7% in June as local authority rates and payments, actual rentals for housing and electricity escalate
The June quarter Consumers Price Index inflation figures coming out on Monday shouldn't deter the Reserve Bank from making another OCR cut in August - unless there's a nasty surprise
20th Jul 25, 7:14am
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The June quarter Consumers Price Index inflation figures coming out on Monday shouldn't deter the Reserve Bank from making another OCR cut in August - unless there's a nasty surprise
Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices rose 1.2% in June and the annual increase was the highest since December 2023; rent prices, however, had their lowest annual increase since 2011; CPI to be announced on Monday
17th Jul 25, 11:16am
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Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices rose 1.2% in June and the annual increase was the highest since December 2023; rent prices, however, had their lowest annual increase since 2011; CPI to be announced on Monday
The country's largest bank says overall spending is probably flat in the past year after inflation, but it is starting to recover, slowly
8th Jul 25, 1:48pm
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The country's largest bank says overall spending is probably flat in the past year after inflation, but it is starting to recover, slowly
A majority of the NZIER's 'Shadow Board' of experts recommend keeping the Official Cash Rate unchanged this week - but there's a variety of opinions on what should come next
7th Jul 25, 10:47am
A majority of the NZIER's 'Shadow Board' of experts recommend keeping the Official Cash Rate unchanged this week - but there's a variety of opinions on what should come next
The Reserve Bank will likely end a sequence of six consecutive cuts to the Official Cash Rate in the coming week - but we've probably not seen the end of the rate reductions yet
6th Jul 25, 6:01am
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The Reserve Bank will likely end a sequence of six consecutive cuts to the Official Cash Rate in the coming week - but we've probably not seen the end of the rate reductions yet
ASB economists say the Reserve Bank is closer to the end of its 'easing cycle' than they had previously judged
26th Jun 25, 3:04pm
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ASB economists say the Reserve Bank is closer to the end of its 'easing cycle' than they had previously judged
David Hargreaves has a look back at the first half of 2025 and hopes that we haven’t already seen the best part of the expected economic recovery this year
25th Jun 25, 9:04am
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David Hargreaves has a look back at the first half of 2025 and hopes that we haven’t already seen the best part of the expected economic recovery this year
Westpac's chief economist Kelly Eckhold says the Reserve Bank will be keeping a close eye on which of the 'competing growth and inflation drivers' will dominate over the rest of the year
23rd Jun 25, 12:07pm
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Westpac's chief economist Kelly Eckhold says the Reserve Bank will be keeping a close eye on which of the 'competing growth and inflation drivers' will dominate over the rest of the year
The economy looked like it was picking up, now it looks like maybe it isn't, but inflation definitely is picking up. What do we do? And where is our timely economic data?
18th Jun 25, 11:37am
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The economy looked like it was picking up, now it looks like maybe it isn't, but inflation definitely is picking up. What do we do? And where is our timely economic data?
After difficulties pulling together census information from poor response rates in each of the last two nationwide surveys, Stats NZ will now compile the required information annually based on a smaller survey and already collected data
18th Jun 25, 10:00am
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After difficulties pulling together census information from poor response rates in each of the last two nationwide surveys, Stats NZ will now compile the required information annually based on a smaller survey and already collected data
BNZ head of research Stephen Toplis says the current inflationary noise 'will intensify the RBNZ’s headache'
17th Jun 25, 2:08pm
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BNZ head of research Stephen Toplis says the current inflationary noise 'will intensify the RBNZ’s headache'
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Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices rose 4.4% in the past year, while rent prices had their lowest annual increase since 2015; CPI seen heading toward top of RBNZ's target range
17th Jun 25, 11:26am
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Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices rose 4.4% in the past year, while rent prices had their lowest annual increase since 2015; CPI seen heading toward top of RBNZ's target range
The economy may be 'crawling for a little while longer', while previous house price forecasts have 'proved too optimistic', Kiwibank economists say
16th Jun 25, 8:36am
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The economy may be 'crawling for a little while longer', while previous house price forecasts have 'proved too optimistic', Kiwibank economists say