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Costs from grocery suppliers to supermarkets increase 2.3%pa in January

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Costs from grocery suppliers to supermarkets increase 2.3%pa in January

The pace of supplier cost increases to Foodstuffs supermarkets moderated slightly in the year to January, with the Infometrics-Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index (GSCI) showing an average 2.3% increase in what suppliers charged in January 2026, compared to a year earlier.
Mon 16 Feb 2026Brad Olsen🕓 3 min
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Methodology for the Infometrics Freight Index

Turning Truck
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Methodology for the Infometrics Freight Index

Freight volumes provide one of the clearest real-time signals of activity in the New Zealand economy.
Thu 12 Feb 2026Brad Olsen🕓 8 min
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Measuring New Zealand’s freight task with a new volume indicator

Lyttelton Port
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Measuring New Zealand’s freight task with a new volume indicator

Freight volumes provide one of the clearest real-time signals of activity in the New Zealand economy.
Thu 12 Feb 2026Brad Olsen🕓 3 min
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Rising cost of essentials driving inflation

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Rising cost of essentials driving inflation

Inflation is often discussed as a single headline number, but how price pressures are experienced by households depends heavily on what is getting more expensive.
Wed 28 Jan 2026Brad Olsen🕓 2 min
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Are we (kinda) seeing the economy turn?

Green Light on Lambton Quay in 2025
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Are we (kinda) seeing the economy turn?

A stream of end-of-year data coming through shows, on the surface, a generally more upbeat view of the economy.
Fri 23 Jan 2026Brad Olsen🕓 4 min
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Costs from grocery suppliers to supermarkets increase 2.4%pa in December

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Costs from grocery suppliers to supermarkets increase 2.4%pa in December

The pace of supplier cost increases to Foodstuffs supermarkets was the same in the year to December as it was in November, with the Infometrics-Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index (GSCI) showing an average 2.4% increase in what suppliers charged in December 2025, compared to a year earlier.
Mon 12 Jan 2026Brad Olsen🕓 3 min
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Markets getting ahead of themselves on interest rate hikes

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Markets getting ahead of themselves on interest rate hikes

Financial markets have gone on a bit of a tear recently, shifting from one extreme to the other and now seeing interest rate hikes coming sooner and stronger than either the Reserve Bank’s or economists’ expectations.
Fri 19 Dec 2025Brad Olsen🕓 5 min
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Switching up the Christmas BBQ in 2025

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Switching up the Christmas BBQ in 2025

Economic data doesn’t usually feature on the Christmas wish list, but it does have a habit of showing up at the checkout. For many households, the festive season is as much about budgets as it is about BBQs, pavlovas, and full fridges for visiting family.
Wed 17 Dec 2025Brad Olsen🕓 3 min
Media release

Costs from grocery suppliers to supermarkets increase 2.4%pa in November

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Media release

Costs from grocery suppliers to supermarkets increase 2.4%pa in November

The pace of supplier cost increases to Foodstuffs supermarkets slowed slightly last month, with the Infometrics-Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index (GSCI) showing an average 2.4% increase in what suppliers charged in November 2025, compared to a year earlier.
Mon 15 Dec 2025Brad Olsen🕓 3 min
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Some recent economic development trends

Composite image of Infometrics at EDNZ 2025 Annual Conference
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Some recent economic development trends

Infometrics was proud to sponsor the recent Economic Development New Zealand (EDNZ) 2025 Annual Conference, with a focus on “Local Strength, Global Reach”. As part of the conference, we shared an economic update and some analysis of key trends that the Infometrics team has noticed emerging as influential focus areas for economic development over the last year.
Thu 27 Nov 2025Brad Olsen🕓 5 min