This data tracks inflation in New Zealand by tracking the change in the price of various types of goods and services over time.
Consumers price index (CPI) | Factor model | Sectoral factor model | Tradable inflation | Non-tradable inflation | |||||
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Date | (Index) | (q/q%) | (y/y%) | (y/y%) | (y/y%) | (Index) | (y/y%) | (Index) | (y/y%) |
Previous years: | |||||||||
Dec 2020 | 1059 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1006 | -0.3 | 1101 | 2.8 |
Dec 2021 | 1122 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1075 | 6.9 | 1159 | 5.3 |
Quarterly: | |||||||||
Mar 2022 | 1142 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 1101 | 8.5 | 1176 | 6.0 |
Jun 2022 | 1161 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 1122 | 8.7 | 1193 | 6.3 |
Sep 2022 | 1186 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 1147 | 8.1 | 1217 | 6.6 |
Dec 2022 | 1203 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 1163 | 8.2 | 1235 | 6.6 |
A price index measures the change in price of a fixed basket of goods and services between two time periods. This change in prices over time is often called inflation.
The price indexes published are the:
Quarterly
We publish the CPI 12 working days after the end of the reference quarter.
We publish the PPI approximately seven weeks after the end of the reference quarter.
We publish the HPI around four months after the end of the reference quarter.
We publish the GDP deflator around three months after the end of the reference quarter.
The statistics release calendar provides a long-term plan of scheduled releases. We update and release the calendar on the first working day of the month.
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We have reproduced the data with the permission of Statistics New Zealand and PropertyIQ.
We generally publish revisions when we update and release a table. New or revised data is in bold font.
We sourced data from Statistics New Zealand and PropertyIQ.
We produce the factor model and sectoral factor model.
Giannone, D and T Matheson (2006) "A New Core Inflation Measure for New Zealand", Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper 2006/10.
Kirker, M (2010) "What drives core inflation? A dynamic factor model analysis of tradable and non-tradable prices", Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion paper 2010/13.
The CPI measures the changing price of a fixed basket of goods and services purchased by New Zealand households.
There are about 690 goods and services included in the basket. They are classified into 11 groups:
The CPI has an index reference period of the June 2006 quarter (=1000).
Tradable inflation covers goods and services that are imported or in competition with foreign goods, either in domestic or foreign markets.
Movements demonstrate how international price movements and exchange rates are affecting consumer prices.
Non-tradable inflation covers goods and services that do not face foreign competition; for example, government charges. It shows how domestic demand and supply conditions are affecting consumer prices.
The trimmed mean inflation excludes the influence of the largest price increases and decreases in the CPI. This is done at the item level of about 700 goods and services in the CPI basket (for example, 91 octane petrol or strawberries).
The level of trim presented is 10%.
The weighted median inflation is the 50th percentile (by weight) of the distribution of price changes, when the price changes are ranked from highest to lowest.
We created the factor model. It is a dynamic factor model that estimates the common component of inflation from all the CPI classes for which data is available. Ninety-six of the 105 classes currently in the CPI are included. The data excludes GST.
For more technical information, see:
A New Core Inflation Measure for New Zealand
We created the sectoral factor model. It estimates the common component of inflation in the CPI basket, the tradable basket, and the non-tradable basket, based upon separate factors for the tradable and non-tradable sectors. The data excludes GST.
For more technical information, see:
What drives core inflation? A dynamic factor model analysis of tradable and non-tradable prices
Some revisions to the sectoral factor model of core inflation
The GDP deflator is an implicit price deflator (IPD) calculated by dividing real expenditure GDP by nominal expenditure GDP. It provides a broad measure of price change for total economic activity in New Zealand.
The HPI measures the movement in house prices for local council areas throughout New Zealand, providing an indicator of capital growth and how prices are trending in an area.
The inputs index measures the change in costs of production (excluding labour).
The outputs index measures the change in prices received by producers.
The PPI has an index reference period of the December 2010 quarter (=1000).
Symbol or convention | Definition |
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0 | Zero or value rounded to zero |
- | Not applicable |
.. | Not available |
bold | Revised/new |
italics | Provisional |
Light grey background | Historical |
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