Average prices of everyday groceries: NZ data and downloads
Milk, standard homogenised, 2 litres was $5.09 in Aug 2026, up $0.37 on a year earlier.
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Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.
Average prices of everyday groceries
Milk, standard homogenised, 2 litresBread, white sliced loaf, 600gButter, salted, 500gEggs, dozenCheese, mild cheddar, 1kgBeef mince, 1kgChicken breast, 1kgBananas, 1kgApples, 1kgTomatoes, 1kgPotatoes, 1kgCoffee, instant, 100g
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| Period | Milk, standard homogenised, 2 litres (NZ$) | Bread, white sliced loaf, 600g (NZ$) | Butter, salted, 500g (NZ$) | Eggs, dozen (NZ$) | Cheese, mild cheddar, 1kg (NZ$) | Beef mince, 1kg (NZ$) | Chicken breast, 1kg (NZ$) | Bananas, 1kg (NZ$) | Apples, 1kg (NZ$) | Tomatoes, 1kg (NZ$) | Potatoes, 1kg (NZ$) | Coffee, instant, 100g (NZ$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $5.09 | $2.29 | $7.70 | $8.60 | $13.29 | $24.96 | $15.47 | $4.07 | $4.28 | $12.44 | $2.96 | $7.63 |
| Jul 2026 | $5.12 | $2.38 | $8.43 | $8.49 | $12.95 | $24.41 | $14.80 | $4.09 | $4.19 | $10.05 | $2.88 | $8.02 |
| Jun 2026 | $5.04 | $2.33 | $8.29 | $8.85 | $13.07 | $24.11 | $15.50 | $4.05 | $4.14 | $10.38 | $2.88 | $7.83 |
| May 2026 | $5.06 | $2.35 | $8.07 | $8.98 | $13.03 | $24.05 | $15.70 | $4.08 | $4.19 | $6.12 | $2.76 | $7.71 |
| Apr 2026 | $4.86 | $2.25 | $7.26 | $8.75 | $12.57 | $23.99 | $16.33 | $4.01 | $4.00 | $5.34 | $2.83 | $7.86 |
| Mar 2026 | $4.80 | $2.17 | $7.15 | $8.80 | $12.17 | $23.17 | $15.73 | $3.94 | $4.61 | $5.71 | $2.90 | $8.11 |
| Feb 2026 | $4.80 | $2.17 | $7.66 | $8.77 | $13.02 | $24.46 | $16.00 | $4.08 | $5.01 | $5.45 | $3.08 | $7.77 |
| Jan 2026 | $4.81 | $2.21 | $7.95 | $8.86 | $12.94 | $23.71 | $15.95 | $3.94 | $6.32 | $5.72 | $3.16 | $8.06 |
| Dec 2025 | $4.92 | $2.20 | $7.96 | $8.96 | $12.64 | $23.21 | $15.48 | $3.98 | $5.72 | $6.26 | $2.92 | $8.06 |
| Nov 2025 | $4.91 | $2.13 | $8.04 | $9.38 | $12.62 | $22.76 | $15.69 | $3.98 | $4.94 | $6.70 | $2.83 | $7.86 |
| Oct 2025 | $4.78 | $2.12 | $8.50 | $9.88 | $12.71 | $23.17 | $15.33 | $4.01 | $4.53 | $10.50 | $2.57 | $7.88 |
| Sep 2025 | $4.72 | $2.08 | $8.53 | $10.14 | $12.81 | $23.11 | $15.54 | $3.98 | $4.23 | $15.67 | $2.42 | $7.70 |
| Aug 2025 | $4.72 | $1.97 | $8.58 | $10.16 | $12.89 | $22.53 | $15.77 | $3.94 | $4.12 | $16.17 | $2.11 | $7.60 |
| Jul 2025 | $4.70 | $1.88 | $8.59 | $10.05 | $13.01 | $21.97 | $15.42 | $3.93 | $4.05 | $14.22 | $2.36 | $8.03 |
| Jun 2025 | $4.57 | $1.81 | $8.60 | $10.01 | $13.04 | $21.73 | $15.70 | $3.99 | $4.10 | $13.55 | $2.35 | $7.78 |
| May 2025 | $4.57 | $1.68 | $8.42 | $9.67 | $13.04 | $20.92 | $15.72 | $3.91 | $4.12 | $8.73 | $2.44 | $7.70 |
| Apr 2025 | $4.57 | $1.67 | $7.42 | $9.52 | $12.41 | $20.30 | $15.60 | $3.91 | $4.12 | $5.53 | $2.44 | $8.21 |
| Mar 2025 | $4.57 | $1.47 | $7.33 | $9.28 | $12.06 | $19.96 | $15.37 | $3.89 | $4.20 | $4.46 | $2.44 | $7.44 |
| Feb 2025 | $4.55 | $1.40 | $7.32 | $9.35 | $12.00 | $19.86 | $15.76 | $3.82 | $4.57 | $3.87 | $2.46 | $7.14 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.54 | $1.40 | $6.79 | $8.89 | $11.11 | $20.08 | $15.54 | $3.77 | $6.15 | $4.32 | $2.72 | $7.47 |
Aug 2026Milk, standard homogenised, 2 litres $5.09Bread, white sliced loaf, 600g $2.29Butter, salted, 500g $7.70Eggs, dozen $8.60Cheese, mild cheddar, 1kg $13.29Beef mince, 1kg $24.96Chicken breast, 1kg $15.47Bananas, 1kg $4.07Apples, 1kg $4.28Tomatoes, 1kg $12.44Potatoes, 1kg $2.96Coffee, instant, 100g $7.63
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.
Average prices of everyday groceries: NZ data and downloads: definitions
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.
Average prices of everyday groceries: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- 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.
- Prices are not adjusted for inflation.
Average prices of everyday groceries: NZ data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | Milk, standard homogenised, 2 litres | Bread, white sliced loaf, 600g | Butter, salted, 500g | Eggs, dozen | Cheese, mild cheddar, 1kg | Beef mince, 1kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $5.09 | $2.29 | $7.70 | $8.60 | $13.29 | $24.96 |
| Jul 2026 | $5.12 | $2.38 | $8.43 | $8.49 | $12.95 | $24.41 |
| Jun 2026 | $5.04 | $2.33 | $8.29 | $8.85 | $13.07 | $24.11 |
| May 2026 | $5.06 | $2.35 | $8.07 | $8.98 | $13.03 | $24.05 |
| Apr 2026 | $4.86 | $2.25 | $7.26 | $8.75 | $12.57 | $23.99 |
| Mar 2026 | $4.80 | $2.17 | $7.15 | $8.80 | $12.17 | $23.17 |
| Feb 2026 | $4.80 | $2.17 | $7.66 | $8.77 | $13.02 | $24.46 |
| Jan 2026 | $4.81 | $2.21 | $7.95 | $8.86 | $12.94 | $23.71 |
| Dec 2025 | $4.92 | $2.20 | $7.96 | $8.96 | $12.64 | $23.21 |
| Nov 2025 | $4.91 | $2.13 | $8.04 | $9.38 | $12.62 | $22.76 |
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