Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Q3 2024
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
1.28 KPOINT on Sep 30, 2024
Lowest
16.50POINT on Sep 30, 1933
About New Zealand consumer price index
In New Zealand, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) gauges the general fluctuation in consumer prices by tracking a diverse selection of goods and services over time. Widely embraced as the primary indicator of inflation, it is closely monitored by policymakers, businesses, and other market participants.
Core CPI captures the variations in the prices of goods and services, but unlike CPI, it excludes those originating from the food and energy sectors. Core CPI helps to determine the influence of increasing prices on consumer income.
The highest New Zealand consumer price index ever is 1.28 K POINT.
The lowest New Zealand consumer price index ever is 16.50 POINT.
Last quarter New Zealand consumer price index was 1.28 K POINT, and the quarter before that it reached 1.27 K POINT.