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Food was 1,379.0 index in Jun 2026 qtr, up 2.8% on a year earlier.

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Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.

CPI by group
FoodAlcoholic beverages and tobaccoClothing and footwearHousing and household utilitiesHousehold contents and servicesHealthTransportCommunicationRecreation and cultureEducationMiscellaneous goods and services
CPI by group. Food, Jun 1914 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1379.0. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, Mar 1975 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1477.0. Clothing and footwear, Jun 1999 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1097.0. Housing and household utilities, Jun 1999 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1479.0. Household contents and services, Jun 1999 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1170.0. Health, Jun 1999 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1296.0. Transport, Jun 1999 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1384.0. Communication, Jun 1999 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 986.0. Recreation and culture, Jun 1999 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1281.0. Education, Jun 1999 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1171.0. Miscellaneous goods and services, Jun 1999 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 1364.0.05001,0001,5002,000Jun 1914 qtr: 13.21914193819561974199220092026
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PeriodFood (index)Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (index)Clothing and footwear (index)Housing and household utilities (index)Household contents and services (index)Health (index)Transport (index)Communication (index)Recreation and culture (index)Education (index)Miscellaneous goods and services (index)
Jun 2026 qtr1379.01477.01097.01479.01170.01296.01384.0986.01281.01171.01364.0
Mar 2026 qtr1373.01473.01083.01463.01163.01296.01306.0968.01272.01171.01366.0
Dec 2025 qtr1353.01444.01085.01454.01161.01250.01287.0966.01286.01133.01354.0
Sep 2025 qtr1364.01444.01076.01447.01154.01251.01258.0928.01264.01133.01351.0
Jun 2025 qtr1341.01437.01070.01427.01166.01246.01251.0923.01254.01126.01350.0
Mar 2025 qtr1320.01440.01069.01415.01163.01245.01264.0925.01245.01126.01337.0
Dec 2024 qtr1297.01414.01067.01405.01168.01241.01254.0922.01246.01034.01326.0
Sep 2024 qtr1304.01412.01076.01398.01174.01243.01236.0905.01220.01034.01313.0
Jun 2024 qtr1287.01403.01079.01372.01172.01193.01262.0910.01211.01119.01303.0
Mar 2024 qtr1286.01392.01077.01357.01164.01189.01268.0898.01235.01119.01280.0
Dec 2023 qtr1280.01346.01076.01347.01180.01169.01301.0897.01206.01077.01255.0
Sep 2023 qtr1295.01328.01066.01336.01173.01143.01305.0872.01193.01077.01236.0
Jun 2023 qtr1284.01312.01064.01314.01190.01154.01219.0865.01183.01064.01218.0
Mar 2023 qtr1256.01296.01033.01298.01160.01137.01243.0870.01170.01064.01201.0
Dec 2022 qtr1211.01245.01034.01285.01166.01130.01259.0866.01162.01032.01187.0
Sep 2022 qtr1190.01236.01026.01269.01130.01112.01248.0865.01124.01032.01178.0
Jun 2022 qtr1143.01219.01014.01240.01112.01098.01227.0870.01103.01018.01171.0
Mar 2022 qtr1128.01207.01008.01212.01086.01081.01199.0868.01094.01018.01162.0
Dec 2021 qtr1094.01176.01014.01190.01078.01070.01161.0869.01104.01002.01143.0
Sep 2021 qtr1102.01180.01012.01167.01055.01064.01117.0839.01081.01002.01124.0
Full data: cpi groups
June 2026 quarterFood 1379.0Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 1477.0Clothing and footwear 1097.0Housing and household utilities 1479.0Household contents and services 1170.0Health 1296.0Transport 1384.0Communication 986.0Recreation and culture 1281.0Education 1171.0Miscellaneous goods and services 1364.0
CPI by group. Food: 1379.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco: 1477.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Clothing and footwear: 1097.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Housing and household utilities: 1479.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Household contents and services: 1170.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Health: 1296.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Transport: 1384.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Communication: 986.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Recreation and culture: 1281.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Education: 1171.0 in Jun 2026 qtr. Miscellaneous goods and services: 1364.0 in Jun 2026 qtr.

Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.

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CPI by group: NZ data and downloads: definitions

Consumers price index for each of the 11 main groups of household spending (food, housing and household utilities, transport and so on). Food runs from 1914; most other groups from 1999.

CPI by group: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits

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  • Group indexes start in different years.
  • Housing and household utilities includes rents, rates and construction costs, but not house prices or mortgage interest.

CPI by group: NZ data and downloads: data by period

The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.

PeriodFoodAlcoholic beverages and tobaccoClothing and footwearHousing and household utilitiesHousehold contents and servicesHealth
Jun 2026 qtr1,379.0 index1,477.0 index1,097.0 index1,479.0 index1,170.0 index1,296.0 index
Mar 2026 qtr1,373.0 index1,473.0 index1,083.0 index1,463.0 index1,163.0 index1,296.0 index
Dec 2025 qtr1,353.0 index1,444.0 index1,085.0 index1,454.0 index1,161.0 index1,250.0 index
Sep 2025 qtr1,364.0 index1,444.0 index1,076.0 index1,447.0 index1,154.0 index1,251.0 index
Jun 2025 qtr1,341.0 index1,437.0 index1,070.0 index1,427.0 index1,166.0 index1,246.0 index
Mar 2025 qtr1,320.0 index1,440.0 index1,069.0 index1,415.0 index1,163.0 index1,245.0 index
Dec 2024 qtr1,297.0 index1,414.0 index1,067.0 index1,405.0 index1,168.0 index1,241.0 index
Sep 2024 qtr1,304.0 index1,412.0 index1,076.0 index1,398.0 index1,174.0 index1,243.0 index
Jun 2024 qtr1,287.0 index1,403.0 index1,079.0 index1,372.0 index1,172.0 index1,193.0 index
Mar 2024 qtr1,286.0 index1,392.0 index1,077.0 index1,357.0 index1,164.0 index1,189.0 index

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