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FPI: Annual and monthly prices up 18th September 2026

FPI: Annual and monthly prices up

Food prices rose on an annual and monthly basis in August, according to the latest data from Stats NZ, with the year-on-year increase coming in at 1.9%.


FPI: Annual prices up, but meat and poultry decline on the monthly 17th August 2026

FPI: Annual prices up, but meat and poultry decline on the monthly

Meat and poultry prices recorded their largest monthly fall in five years in July, as annual growth in food prices also continues to ease, according to Stats NZ.


Annual food prices up 2.5% in June 21st July 2026 /

Annual food prices up 2.5% in June

Food prices increased 2.5% in the 12 months to June 2026, following a 3.2% rise in the 12 months to May 2026.


Foodstuffs below FPI, above GSCI 17th June 2026 /

Foodstuffs below FPI, above GSCI

Foodstuffs recorded an average year-on-year retail price increase of 2.6% across its comparable Stats NZ Food Price Inflation basket, which came in at 3.2% for May.


FPI: Annual prices jump 3.2% 16th June 2026 /

FPI: Annual prices jump 3.2%

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FPI: Annual growth at 2.6%, monthly flat 15th May 2026

FPI: Annual growth at 2.6%, monthly flat

Food prices increased 2.6% in the 12 months to April 2026, following a 3.4% rise in the 12 months to March 2026, according to the latest data from Stats NZ.


Foodstuffs ahead of FPI and GSCI 21st April 2026 /

Foodstuffs ahead of FPI and GSCI

Foodstuffs recorded an average year-on-year retail price increase of 3.7% across its comparable Stats NZ Food Price Inflation basket, which came in at 3.4% for March.


FPI: Annual inflation eases in March 17th April 2026

FPI: Annual inflation eases in March

Takeaway coffee, white bread, and beef mince were identified as contributing to a 3.4% increase in annual food prices in March.


FPI: Annual growth up as January figures corrected 17th March 2026 /

FPI: Annual growth up as January figures corrected

Food prices continue to increase as the year goes on – although the pace of annual growth is smoothed out after Stats NZ revisits January’s figures.


FPI: Annual food prices jump 4.6% after monthly spike 17th February 2026 /

FPI: Annual food prices jump 4.6% after monthly spike

A spike in monthly food prices pushes the pace of annual increases to 4.6% in January 2026, according to the latest data from Stats NZ.


December GSCI flat, FPI slows 26th January 2026 /

December GSCI flat, FPI slows

There was no change in the pace of supplier cost increases to Foodstuffs supermarkets in the year to December, with the Infometrics-Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index repeating November’s 2.4% growth.


FPI: Monthly dip puts the brakes on annual growth 16th December 2025

FPI: Monthly dip puts the brakes on annual growth

Monthly food price inflation contracted for the third month running in November, while the annual growth rate slowed, according to Stats NZ.