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Annual household living costs rose 3.2% in the June quarter with petrol prices the biggest contributor to the increase, Statistics NZ says
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Annual household living costs rose 3.2% in the June quarter with petrol prices the biggest contributor to the increase, Statistics NZ says
Brian Fallow argues as NZ businesses battle higher fuel costs, they ought to be mindful of who their customers are and how able and willing they are to have price increases passed on to them
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Brian Fallow argues as NZ businesses battle higher fuel costs, they ought to be mindful of who their customers are and how able and willing they are to have price increases passed on to them
Why the likes of Statistics NZ may have to abandon sampling and seek to collect every price paid to 'save inflation'
Why the likes of Statistics NZ may have to abandon sampling and seek to collect every price paid to 'save inflation'
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Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman says 'monetary policy will have to react' if a wage-price spiral emerges
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Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman says 'monetary policy will have to react' if a wage-price spiral emerges
Stats NZ says falling interest rates helped push household living costs down below the official rate of inflation as measured by the Consumers Price Index in the past year
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Stats NZ says falling interest rates helped push household living costs down below the official rate of inflation as measured by the Consumers Price Index in the past year
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December quarter Consumers Price Index figures may show our inflation rate once again above the 1% to 3% target range. How new RBNZ Governor Anna Breman will respond to our stubborn high prices in her first OCR review next month will be keenly watched
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December quarter Consumers Price Index figures may show our inflation rate once again above the 1% to 3% target range. How new RBNZ Governor Anna Breman will respond to our stubborn high prices in her first OCR review next month will be keenly watched
Stats NZ says falling mortgage interest rates in the past year drove down the cost of living for households
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Stats NZ says falling mortgage interest rates in the past year drove down the cost of living for households
If we weren't hell-bent on eating, owning homes and keeping ourselves warm, we could kick this inflation thing for good
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If we weren't hell-bent on eating, owning homes and keeping ourselves warm, we could kick this inflation thing for good
September quarter Consumers Price Index figures out Monday expected to show annual inflation close to the top of or above the top of the targeted 1% to 3% range, but the Reserve Bank is ready for it
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September quarter Consumers Price Index figures out Monday expected to show annual inflation close to the top of or above the top of the targeted 1% to 3% range, but the Reserve Bank is ready for it
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
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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
David Hargreaves has a look at what the March quarter inflation figures might bring. That's the easy bit. The hard bit is trying to work out what might come next
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David Hargreaves has a look at what the March quarter inflation figures might bring. That's the easy bit. The hard bit is trying to work out what might come next
Stats NZ says high interest payments on mortgages continue to contribute 'significantly' to living costs
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Stats NZ says high interest payments on mortgages continue to contribute 'significantly' to living costs
David Hargreaves says the December quarter inflation figures to be released in the coming week should paint a 'so-far-so-good' picture, but further out the view looks rather more murky
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David Hargreaves says the December quarter inflation figures to be released in the coming week should paint a 'so-far-so-good' picture, but further out the view looks rather more murky
Stats NZ says its household living-cost price indexes show household costs - including interest payments - rose 3.8% in the year to September
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Stats NZ says its household living-cost price indexes show household costs - including interest payments - rose 3.8% in the year to September
BNZ economists look back at some of the reasons why the Reserve Bank made big OCR cuts in the past, finding such reasons don't currently exist
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BNZ economists look back at some of the reasons why the Reserve Bank made big OCR cuts in the past, finding such reasons don't currently exist