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Stats NZ to add monthly inflation data on booze, fuel and travel to its offerings

Economists say getting reliable price data faster is critical.

'Evil' inflation cooled slightly in third quarter

New inflation figure below most market expectations.

Kiwis put clothes shopping on hold as interest rates bite

Card spending data shows economy slowing as higher interest rates bite.

Editorial: The election, the climate and the uncomfortable truth

OPINION: Our editorial on latest report by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ.

2023 among NZ's warmest years as new climate change stocktake lays out impacts

This year so far has been the country's warmest in our land and seas combined.

New home consents plummet, rising costs and inflation cause headaches

Builders' biggest gripes revealed, just as new stats show new home consents falling.

Retail sales down: Where Kiwis are spending less

Stats NZ data for the June quarter shows another drop in retail sales volumes.

'Appalling' employment gap for disabled people needs urgent attention - advocacy group

"Some people just think of disabled people as being, somehow, less than or not as good."

Cars and clothes drive Kiwi card spending increase

Fuel costs a big factor as billions in card spending dissected.

Stats NZ predicts 2023 Census goal reached

Stats NZ predicted between 89 and 91 percent of NZ had responded to the survey.

Travel data shows autumn tourism slowdown despite record migrant numbers

Kiwis fly back from holiday hotpsots, but fewer foreign tourists land in May.

New housing consents continue to fall, down 11%

Now only around 45,000 new homes consented annually, down from a record 51,000.

Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing one of the major drivers of poverty in NZ — who pays the cost?

Opinion: Political decisions sold our human right to housing to the highest bidder.

NZ's biggest builders: The contenders with $100m-plus workloads

They're nipping at the heels of the biggest operators.

Recession, no great escape: GDP data confirms another hit to economy

New data shows lacklustre performance amid recession concerns.

Lower inflation on food prices ‘a long way away’, economists say

Annual food price inflation is still close to 30-year highs.