New Zealand · Consumers price index · NSA
New Zealand inflation rate (CPI YoY): 3.7% in 3Q 2026, down from 4.1% in 2Q 2026.
Below expectations (~3.8% expected). Reported by econotimes.com, babypips.com.
Next release: 26 Jan 2027.
The consumer price index measures what households pay for a basket of goods and services. This series shows the change from a year earlier.
| Period | First print | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3Q 2026 | 3.7% | 3.7% | −0.3 |
| 2Q 2026 | — | 4.1% | +1.0 |
| 1Q 2026 | — | 3.1% | 0 |
| 4Q 2025 | — | 3.1% | +0.1 |
| 3Q 2025 | — | 3.0% | +0.4 |
| 2Q 2025 | — | 2.7% | +0.1 |
| 1Q 2025 | — | 2.5% | +0.3 |
| 4Q 2024 | — | 2.2% | +0.1 |
| 3Q 2024 | — | 2.2% | −1.2 |
| 2Q 2024 | — | 3.3% | −0.7 |
| 1Q 2024 | — | 4.0% | −0.6 |
| 4Q 2023 | — | 4.7% | −1.0 |
Source: Stats NZ (CC BY 4.0)