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GSCI: Where will annual increases land? Olsen suggests a “new normal” 8th April 2024 /

GSCI: Where will annual increases land? Olsen suggests a “new normal”

Cost increases might be 1 to 1.5 percentage points higher than before the pick-up in inflation in 2021, says Infometrics’ principal economist.


GSCI: Supplier cost increases fall below 5% 12th December 2023 /

GSCI: Supplier cost increases fall below 5%

Seafood supplier costs increased the most, followed by grocery, according to the latest Infometrics-Foodstuffs GSCI.


GSCI: Supplier price rises fall to 19-month low 13th November 2023 /

GSCI: Supplier price rises fall to 19-month low

But costs remain stubbornly high, especially for grocery items like noodles, potato chips, and cooking oils.


GSCI: Supplier cost growth slows to 8.3% 10th July 2023 /

GSCI: Supplier cost growth slows to 8.3%

Bakery costs rose the most month-on-month, with larger rises than previously reported in chilled foods and grocery too, according to Infometrics.


No NZ recession in Q1, but cyclone hurts hort regions – Infometrics 16th May 2023 /

No NZ recession in Q1, but cyclone hurts hort regions – Infometrics

New Zealand appears to have avoided a recession in the first quarter with Infometrics’ March 2023 Quarterly Economic Monitor showing a 2.7%pa rise in provisional economic activity.


…while supplier costs also increase in latest Infometrics-Foodstuffs GSCI 13th March 2023 /

…while supplier costs also increase in latest Infometrics-Foodstuffs GSCI

“Domestic inflation pressures have not eased substantially yet, and weather-related disruptions will only reinforce some of the pressures already in the system,” says Infometrics as supplier costs rise again in February.


GSCI: December supplier prices up 10.6% 16th January 2023 /

GSCI: December supplier prices up 10.6%

The impact of the summer cost change moratorium on the December index means it is not yet clear if cost pressures will ease in 2023, according to Infometrics.


GSCI: Supplier costs up 8.7% in August 12th September 2022 /

GSCI: Supplier costs up 8.7% in August

Produce and chilled see the steepest monthly increases, according to the Infometrics – Foodstuffs NZ Grocery Supplier Cost Index. 


Infometrics-Foodstuffs GSCI: Supplier costs up 7.9% 8th August 2022 /

Infometrics-Foodstuffs GSCI: Supplier costs up 7.9%

A new index commissioned by the co-operative and produced by the economic consultancy shows the climbing cost of groceries sold by suppliers.


Top of the South untapped F&B export potential tops $19bn 15th April 2021

Top of the South untapped F&B export potential tops $19bn

Exporters can grow sectors such as wine or explore new opportunities for peanut butter or ice cream, says a new report.