Petrol prices (CPI petrol index): NZ data and downloads
Petrol price index (quarterly) was 1,734.0 index in Jun 2026 qtr, up 27.5% on a year earlier.
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Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.
Petrol prices (CPI petrol index)
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| Period | Petrol price index (quarterly) (index) |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 qtr | 1734.0 |
| Mar 2026 qtr | 1444.0 |
| Dec 2025 qtr | 1395.0 |
| Sep 2025 qtr | 1361.0 |
| Jun 2025 qtr | 1360.0 |
| Mar 2025 qtr | 1428.0 |
| Dec 2024 qtr | 1365.0 |
| Sep 2024 qtr | 1383.0 |
| Jun 2024 qtr | 1479.0 |
| Mar 2024 qtr | 1469.0 |
| Dec 2023 qtr | 1503.0 |
| Sep 2023 qtr | 1503.0 |
| Jun 2023 qtr | 1290.0 |
| Mar 2023 qtr | 1310.0 |
| Dec 2022 qtr | 1345.0 |
| Sep 2022 qtr | 1449.0 |
| Jun 2022 qtr | 1518.0 |
| Mar 2022 qtr | 1429.0 |
| Dec 2021 qtr | 1314.0 |
| Sep 2021 qtr | 1220.0 |
June 2026 quarterPetrol price index (quarterly) 1734.0
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.
Petrol prices (CPI petrol index): NZ data and downloads: definitions
The CPI index for petrol, quarterly from 1981. It tracks the change in pump prices households pay, including taxes and levies.
Petrol prices (CPI petrol index): NZ data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- An index of price change, not a price per litre. Dollars-per-litre and the tax breakdown come from MBIE's weekly fuel monitoring (to be added via manual download).
Petrol prices (CPI petrol index): NZ data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | Petrol price index (quarterly) |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 qtr | 1,734.0 index |
| Mar 2026 qtr | 1,444.0 index |
| Dec 2025 qtr | 1,395.0 index |
| Sep 2025 qtr | 1,361.0 index |
| Jun 2025 qtr | 1,360.0 index |
| Mar 2025 qtr | 1,428.0 index |
| Dec 2024 qtr | 1,365.0 index |
| Sep 2024 qtr | 1,383.0 index |
| Jun 2024 qtr | 1,479.0 index |
| Mar 2024 qtr | 1,469.0 index |
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