Inflation in New Zealand

New Zealand - Inflation
Inflation jumps to 32-year high in Q2
Consumer prices soared 1.7% from the previous quarter in Q2, coming in slightly below Q1’s 1.8% jump. In terms of specific categories, higher prices for food, housing and household utilities and transport drove the reading.
Meanwhile, inflation surged to 7.3% in Q2 from 6.9% in Q1, logging the fastest print since Q2 1990 and moving further above the Central Bank’s 1.0%-3.0% target band.
Commenting on the release, Lee Sue Ann, economist at UOB, stated:
“This is the largest price movement since a 7.6% increase in the Jun 1990 quarter, that occurred shortly after the introduction of Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989. […] Overall, headline inflation pressures remain narrowly based, largely due to higher oil and food prices as well as construction costs. […] The inflationary backdrop is very uncertain, with global inflationary pressures remaining intense.”
FocusEconomics panelists see inflation averaging 6.1% in 2022, which is up 0.3 percentage points from last month’s forecast, and 3.0% in 2023.
New Zealand - Inflation Data
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
New Zealand Inflation Chart

Source: Statistics New Zealand and FocusEconomics calculations.
New Zealand Facts
Value | Change | Date | |
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Bond Yield | 1.67 | 1.20 % | Dec 30 |
Exchange Rate | 0.67 | -1.69 % | Jan 01 |
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