New Zealand’s consumer prices rose 1.5% qoq in the second quarter, lifting annual inflation to 4.1% from 3.1%, in line with market expectations. The acceleration was driven overwhelmingly by energy-related costs, with petrol prices surging Read more…
Inflation may have dropped from its post-pandemic highs — June 2026 saw the largest monthly decline in consumer prices since the early days of Covid, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics — Read more…
Consumer prices rose 1.5% in the June quarter. That saw the annual inflation rate rise to 4.1%. The result was in line with our forecast but slightly above the RBNZ’s July assumption. Consumers Price Index, Read more…