Grocery prices NZ
Annual price changes among the tracked groceries ranged from −23.1% for tomatoes, 1kg to 40.3% for potatoes, 1kg (Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Aug 2026).
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Monthly average prices paid for a basket of common grocery items, from Stats NZ's Food Price Index survey (weighted average prices across stores and brands). Most items from mid-2006.
The monthly Food Price Index, which tracks the prices of food bought by households (groceries, fruit and vegetables, meat, takeaways and restaurant meals). History from 1960.
Average prices across brands and stores, weighted by Stats NZ. Not a price at any particular supermarket. Seasonal items (tomatoes, bananas) swing a lot from month to month.
An annual price change compares prices with the same period a year earlier. Each household buys a different mix of goods and services, so its own cost increase can differ from the national basket.
Read the period beside each number before comparing it with another figure. A monthly observation, a quarterly result and a financial year cover different spans of time. The latest release can also revise earlier observations. The chart and downloads keep the published periods so you can check which figures are being compared. A change in grocery prices describes what happened during that period; it does not by itself explain why it happened or identify the effect of a government policy. Definitions and coverage matter as much as the size of a change.
Sources: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.