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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.

Freight volumes provide one of the clearest real-time signals of activity in the New Zealand economy.

Freight volumes provide one of the clearest real-time signals of activity in the New Zealand economy.

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.

A stream of end-of-year data coming through shows, on the surface, a generally more upbeat view of the economy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.